News Life A ‘foxi’ gene for dog baldness Research implicates gene mutation in ancient dog's hairlessness By Tina Hesman Saey September 11, 2008 at 1:39 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Bald is beautiful. At least that’s what the Aztecs thought when it came it to their dogs.