Many people find their flattened faces cute, but among dogs bred with a squished visage, 11 percent or less of some breeds can breathe easily. The findings, published February 18 in PLOS One, evaluate ...

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A wide range of dogs, including the Chinese-origin Japanese Chin and the Pekingese, suffer from the same breathing condition faced by flat-faced breeds like pugs and bulldogs, scientists warn in a new ...