Beloved dog breed may disappear due to health problems

The future of a favorite dog breed, the English bulldog, may be in jeopardy, a new genetic study suggests.Too much inbreeding has left bulldogs without the diversity needed in their gene pool, putting the health of future pups at risk, researchers from the University of California, Davis, reported in the journal Canine Genetics and Epidemiology."The English Bulldog truly is a breed in trouble," they report. "Inbreeding ... has brought the breed to a crisis point."The scientists came to their con