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June 16th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda SATURDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) — Pain may be the cause of
sudden, unexplained aggression in dogs, a new study says.
Spanish researchers studied aggression problems in 12 dogs — giant
schnauzer, Irish setter, pit bull, Dalmatian, two German shepherds,
Neapolitan mastiff, Shih Tzu, bobtail, Catalan sheepdog, chow-chow and
Doberman — whose owners brought them to a veterinary clinic.
All 11 males and one female were diagnosed as having aggression caused
by pain, and eight of the dogs had hip dysplasia, according to the team at
the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
“Dogs that had never been aggressive before the onset of pain began to
behave in this way in situations where an attempt is made to control
them,” lead researcher Tomas Camps, a researcher at the UAB’s Animal
Nutrition and Welfare Service, said in a university news release.
Hip dysplasia is a hereditary and degenerative bone disorder that
affects the joint connecting the hip and the head of the thigh bone, the
release notes. It can affect any breed of large dog but is less common in
smaller breeds.
These findings suggest that hip dysplasia-related pain is a key factor
in the risk of large dogs becoming aggressive, the researchers said.
The study was published in a recent issue of the Journal of
Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research.
More information
The ASPCA has more about hip dysplasia in dogs.
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