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FROM LAWYER TO BREEDER: HOW IT ALL BEGAN
dysplasia and cataracts are both problematic: Golden Retriever Club of America. Health & Research. https://grca.org/about-the-breed/health-research/health-screenings-for-the-parents-of-a-litter/
genetic blueprint: Kolb B, Gibb R. (2011). Brain plasticity and behaviour in the developing brain. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. PMID: 22114608; PMCID: PMC3222570.
right conditions for learning and growth: Majecka, K et al.. (2020). Behavioural Outcomes of Housing for Domestic Dog Puppies (Canis lupus familiaris). Applied Animal Behaviour Science. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159119301613?via%3Dihub
ten times bigger: Dehasse, J. (1994). Sensory, Emotional and Social Development of the Young Dog. The Bulletin for Veterinary Clinical Ethology. http://www.joeldehasse.com/articles/a-english/puppy.html
brain connections: Dehasse, J. (1994). Sensory, Emotional and Social Development of the Young Dog. The Bulletin for Veterinary Clinical Ethology. http://www.joeldehasse.com/articles/a-english/puppy.html
fourteen weeks: American Veterinary Medical Association. (2015). Literature Review on the Welfare Implications of Socialization of Puppies & Kittens. https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/resources/socialization_puppies_kittens.pdf
related to learning and memory: Gross B, Garcia-Tapia D, Riedesel E, Ellinwood NM, Jens JK. (2010). Normal canine brain maturation at magnetic resonance imaging. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2010.01681.x.