Reading this article, I wondered about other species. I have a golden retriever that licks her legs to the point of making them raw. I had thought it was a nervous habit learned as a puppy, then a previous golden retriever owner told me that it is a trait of the breed. I am now wondering whether it might also tie in to the Hox gene.
Carla Breidenback Frenchtown, Mont.
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