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 Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X 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.