BlueCoyote 0 Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 (edited) its just someones comment on some random web page i found while looking up seals and sea lions... well it made me laugh anyway http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Seal_20Dog This is probably not going to be a popular idea. Dogs are an extremely variable species, probably partly because of what humans have done to them. There are, however, many genetic variations in dogs which are not encouraged, probably because they appear to serve no human purpose or are bad for the animal's health. Here are three possible variations: short legs (as in Dachshund), baldness (maybe not in dogs but as in sphinx cats, and cats are of course related, so it wouldn't be surprising if dogs had the genes too) and obesity. Combine these features in a breeding programme and you would eventually get, without directly manipulating DNA, a very seal-like dog that could actually be amphibious. It would be streamlined due to obesity and hairlessness, insulated from the water by subcutaneous fat, and able to swim well due to flipper-like limbs. However, it would lack a diving reflex, probably wouldn't eat fish, and would doubtless be unpopular at dog shows. Concerning its health, it might very well have various problems, but this is currently true of pedigree dogs in any case, and unlike those (and i'm not thinking of working dogs), this sort of breeding would be of direct benefit to the animal itself. Edited August 16, 2008 by BlueCoyote Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlamper 0 Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 This is probably not going to be a popular idea says it all really some of the comments are even better I suppose it would save hosing them down after a run through the muddy fields, just throw the pooch straight into the sea. skinflaps, Jan 11 2006 what does it run on? batteries? There are already dog-like seals. normzone, Jan 11 2006 what do they feed on? catfish? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCoyote 0 Posted August 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 the comments were the best part lol and yeah there are already dogs like seals... i call them basset hounds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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