Dogs outnumbered students at the University of Otago yesterday. While it was too early to conclude the genetic basis of a dog's behaviour, the study had revealed an interesting connection between dogs and humans, Dr Karlsson said. The presentation and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in humans and canines was one example. University of Otago department of geology lecturers Dr Christina Riesselman and Dr Chris Moy hoped the project would offer some answers on the unique behaviour of their golden retriever Arlo. Conference organiser and University of Otago centre for genetics Professor Peter Dearden said he hoped to find out the breed of his dog Barkley, who looked like a "lab crossed with a pony".

Source: New Zealand Herald July 02, 2017 16:52 UTC