Progressive retinal atrophy in dogs is a genetic condition that affects a dog’s vision. Unfortunately, it can cause a dog to lose their vision. Unfortunately, certain breeds suffer from the condition ...

In her youth, Shola, an English Shepherd Dog, was a member of the Edale Mountain Rescue Team, a corps of U.K. pooches charged with helping hurt and stranded hikers. But Shola was retired as part of ...

A new DNA test for dogs could reportedly soon help stop progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), a condition that causes man's best friend to gradually become blind, for English Shepherds. This is by ...

Dogs with progressive retinal atrophy have normal sight at birth, but by the age of four or five they will be totally blind. There is no treatment.

The new DNA test means there is no reason why another English Shepherd Dog ever needs to be born with progressive retinal atrophy, which causes total blindness.