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The article goes on and on for many paragraphs about the claim that Balto was inherently healthier on the basis of genetic diversity, with no actual assessment
by tedunangst 4y ago
The article goes on and on for many paragraphs about the claim that Balto was inherently healthier on the basis of genetic diversity, with no actual assessment of whether today's dogs are healthy, before dropping this sentence:
> Today’s sled dogs are even “faster and more durable” than those of Balto’s era, Moon says.
- paleotrope 4y agoThey are trying to compare and contrast your pet breed with working dogs, clumsily. Not Balto and working dogs today
- yieldcrv 4y agosled work is work!
- sundvor 4y agoI had the exact same reaction as GP. :) So there was something about how the point was hidden, TFA could benefit greatly from including your one line summary. I wondered about if the requirement to not work contributes to an early decline in dogs? Physical fitness is seemingly the number one marker for longevity in humans. If today's pets get but a fraction of the exercise dogs are originally capable of, something will have to give? (Forgive me for being naive).