Many breeders and vets are quick to say that it is due to bad genetics — so
good breeders screen their dogs for these diseases before breeding, to make sure the problems are not passed down to the offspring.
Good breeders screen their breeding stock to try and prevent inheritable diseases and skeletal deformities.
A good breeder screens potential owners and, if they feel they will make a good home for a pup, then matches the pup to the knowledge and abilities of the person or family.
Not exact matches
Responsible
breeders are working on reducing the chances of CHD by breeding dogs that are less likely to produce pups that will have the disease, by
better screening methods.
This
breeder knows about correct Griffon type, temperament, soundness, and
good health which is used to
screen the sire and dame of each litter before mating.
A responsible
breeder will NEVER sell a dog through a pet store without the possibility of
screening and learning more about the potential buyer — whether he will ensure
good housing, nutrition and care, or not.
No one can guarantee that a dog will never get sick or develop a health problem, even from perfectly healthy parents, but
good breeders do health
screening and educate buyers about health issues.
This says two things: 1) The
breeder isn't
screening families
well enough to place puppies in the right home that will provide structure and training, and 2) The
breeder may be breeding puppies with poor / incorrect temperaments.
Good breeders have their breeding stock
screened by a board certified ACVO opthalmologist.
Responsible
breeders are
well suited to educate and
screen potential buyers / adopters and provide follow - up support after purchase or adoption.
Ensuring the mother has
good nutrition during gestation is important, but before you purchase a Rottweiler puppy from a
breeder, ask for orthopedic
screenings of the puppy's mom and dad to ensure your dog isn't going to inherit OCD.
Responsible
breeders are
well - suited to educate and
screen potential buyers / adopters and provide follow - up support after purchase or adoption.
Hopefully, a
good breeder will
screen potential puppy owners and match them with the
best puppies.
These
breeders screen the buyers for the
good of the animals
well as the new owner's satisfaction.
Many
good breeders use Great Dane health
screening with hopes of eradicating certain conditions and flaws from their breeding stock to help assure healthy, long lived litters.
In addition, we've published additional articles including information on «how to choose a
good breeder», «common health
screening» done by
good breeders, «how to register your dog», plus an expose on «puppy mills» and «back yard
breeders».
Every
breeder who strives to improve their breed of choice will be happy to show you the results from test
screenings that their adult dogs have gone through as
well as the care and prevention involving these conditions.
A
good breeder will
screen their dogs for these breed - specific inherited diseases and try to make sure that they don't show up in their pups, but it's not an exact science.
The
best way to prevent hip dysplasia is to get a puppy from a reputable
breeder who is active in
screening for hip dysplasia.
If you decide that a Neo is right for you then find a
good breeder who has the hips x-rayed and certified, the eyes checked, and genetic
screening done.
Breeders also tend to
screen candidates prior to adoption to ensure a
good fit.
Dogs that come from rescues and shelters, or through rescues and shelters, aren't as
well -
screened, as temperament - tested, and as disease - free as
breeder - raised dogs purchased at pet stores, she says.
If you would prefer an older dog, a
breeder may have a retired show dog that would like to spend the rest of its life as a pampered only pet, or be able to refer you to a reputable Shih Tzu rescue organization that knows the breed
well, has
screened its dogs, and can, once again, find the Shih Tzu
best suited to YOU.
A
good breeder will have you sign a puppy contract which will not only provide all the information you need on your chosen puppy, health
screening, diet, information about the parents, it should also have the option for returning the puppy to the
breeder if circumstances mean you have to rehome the dog.
Although there are reputable commercial
breeders there are many that do not practice
good methods or use
screened bloodlines.
Responsible
breeders would never sell to someone they haven't met because they want to
screen potential buyers to ensure the puppies are going to
good homes.
Reputable
breeders guarantee puppies to the
best of their ability and find it necessary to
screen dogs prior to breeding.
This is an expensive procedure so prevention is
better than cure and many
breeders now perform
screening on the parents.
As
well — and this is important — an ethical
breeder will tell you what, if any, testing to
screen for these sorts of illness has been done on the dam and on the sire.
A
good breeder knows the health
screenings that are necessary for his breed and is spending the money to have them done.
If you are a Scottish Deerhound
breeder, be sure to
screen each of your dogs for this condition; it has shown up in a number of pedigrees in North America as
well as in Europe and the UK.
This cardiac certification will potentially impact the long term health of dogs and cats, as
well as, assisting
breeders in
screening for both congenital and inherited cardiac disease which will ultimately improve diagnosis, treatment and care in the future.
Hobby
breeder: A breed fancier who has a breed or two (or even three); follows a breeding plan to preserve and protect each breed; produces a limited number of litters each year; breeds only when a litter will enhance the breed and the breeding program; raises the puppies with plenty of environmental stimulation and human contact; has a contract that protects
breeder, puppy, and buyer; raises dog in the house or runs a small, clean kennel;
screens breeding stock to eliminate hereditary defects; works with a breed club or kennel club to promote and protect the breed; and cares that each and every puppy is placed in the
best home possible.
If in the market for a Labrador Retriever puppy, it is a
good idea to ask the
breeder for documentation of pre-breeding
screening for these diseases for the sire and bitch.
The fact is, responsible
breeders would never sell a puppy through a pet store because they want to
screen potential buyers to ensure their puppies are going to a
good home.
So
good breeders do their
best to
screen a puppy's prospective home to make sure they are truly a forever home, and De-sex the puppies before they leave to make sure those forever families never have to handle an «oops» litter.
Another reason is that, while reputable
breeders do their
best to
screen families to make sure their puppies are going only to the most loving of homes, it is a risk that any puppy sold intact could end up producing puppies in a puppy mill, with quality of life so poor it is hard to imagine.
Serious Chihuahua and Pomeranian
breeders, like us have spent years researching genetics and the breed, they breed only the
best specimens and
screen for hereditary defects in order to obtain superior puppies.
* As I said before, serious
breeders have spent years researching geneticsand the breed; we breed only the
best speciments and
screen for hereditary defects in order to obtain superior puppies.