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I'm a vet and science diet hasn't paid me a god damn cent for my loans and that's what I feed my dog. The reason for that is hills has been around since 1890 and is the most researched and studied food on the market so your 1970's info is wrong. As for hip dysplasia it is completely hereditary though having 2 parents with good hips doesn't guarantee pup will. You can fully assess hips till done growing and that's where poor diet plays a role and may exaggerate hip dysplasia but does not cause it. As for allergies I have seen dogs allergic to chicken have allergies from raw diet. Dogs can be allergic to all kinds of proteins.

And there you go. I'm not a vet. I was vet tech before I got into human medicine. While our domestic dogs might look and act like their wild cousins, they are VERY far removed. If you have a puppy that is already genetically predisposed to hip dysplasia the worse thing you can do is feed them a high diet of raw protein and pack weight on them. Accelerating their growth will only worsen the problems they already are predisposed to having.

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Posted by BuckeyeFan87

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Posted on 3/8/13 at 11:23 pm to INFIDEL

How far removed can they be if they can freely procreate?

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Canid hybrids are the result of interbreeding between two different members of the canine (dog) family (Canidae). The wolf (including the dingo), coyote, jackal, and domestic dog all have 78 chromosomes arranged in 39 pairs.

This allows them to hybridise freely (barring size or behavioural constraints) and produce fertile offspring.

The wolf, coyote, and golden jackal diverged around 3 to 4 million years ago.

Other members of the dog family diverged 7 to 10 million years ago and are less closely related and cannot hybridise with the wolf-like canids: the yellow Jackal has 74 chromosomes, the red fox has 38 chromosomes, the raccoon dog has 42 chromosomes, and the Fennec fox has 64 chromosomes.

Although the African Wild Dog has 78 chromosomes, it is considered distinct enough to be placed in its own genus.

This post was edited on 3/8/13 at 11:25 pm

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