Sentences with phrase «dogs from their breeding programs»

Breeders should not only test breeding stock annually and remove affected dogs from the breeding program, but track the heart health of all littermates throughout their lives to get a complete picture of heart health in the line.

They are instructions for permanently removing a recessive disease gene from any population of dogs without removing a single dog from a breeding program.

Take your time to research the breed and look for breeders who are aware of the health problems these dogs face and work to remove affected dogs from their breeding programs.

A responsible breeder culls any dog from the breeding program who develops or produces a known hereditary condition which impacts the dog's ability to live a long healthy happy life.

Unfortunately, the continual removal of dogs from any breeding program results in a lack of unique genetic material, which makes any breed (or population of any species) much poorer as a whole.

Excessive bleeding could indicate Von Willibrands Disease but most breeders test for VWD and eliminate such dogs from their breeding programs.

To keep our gene pool diverse, we should not discard dogs from breeding programs simply because they are related to a dog affected with CA.

Breeders could then eliminate affected dogs from their breeding program and avoid breeding carriers to carriers.

It is important to recognize also that wholesale disposal of dogs from breeding programs is not the answer, but is one area to be looked at objectively and seriously considered when breeding lines are compared.

With the other genetic tests currently available for Australian Shepherds, most notably MDR1, CEA and PRA, the answer to the «what to do» question is straightforward: Having a single copy of the CEA - CH or prcd / PRA mutations or even two of the MDR1 are not reasons to remove a dog from your breeding program.

If a particular thing was very bad, avoidance might mean eliminating a whole group of related dogs from a breeding program or even an entire breed.

If the incidence in IGs is similar, we clearly can't afford to cull every affected or carrier dog from our breeding programs.

Not exact matches

By not treating localized cases with miticidal therapies, dogs developing generalized disease can be identified and eliminated from breeding programs given the genetic basis of this disease.

However, that's a list of dogs registered with the AKC — records from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the city agency that runs the dog licensing program, say the five most popular breeds are:

And dogs that are currently part of our breeding program may become available upon being retired from our breeding program.

Be careful if the dog you buy will be shipped from far away, no other breeder or trainer speaks well of their breeding program, you can't get good references, you can't visit the father or mother, and they are just interested in the money.

In «Bernedoodles: A Head to Tail Guide,» Rupke takes readers on a journey from her early days of breeding purebred dogs to establishing her highly successful hybrid program.

If you do opt for an american eskimo, I would stongly recommend purchasing from an extremely reliable breeder to counteract the potentially heartbreaking temperament issues with poorly bred individuals (check out the akc's breeder of merit program) or rescuing an adult dog who's temperment is already known and stable.

However, the lack of genetic diversity resulting from breeding programs makes them prone to certain hereditary diseases and conditions, which are usually manifested as the dog grows old.

Dogs demonstrating aggression must be eliminated from a breeding program.

No dog worthy of breeding should be removed from a breeding program because of iris hypoplasia.

Remove from a breeding program any dog or bitch that is known to have repeatedly produced any significant condition that affects the physical or mental soundness of the progeny.

Duplicate ejaculates were obtained from 39 male Labrador retriever from Guide Dogs for the Blind (San Rafael, CA) breeding program.

Dogs that show problems can then be eliminated from a breeding program.

Since open fontanels are either hereditary or genetic, once a good breeder determines which parent dog carries the gene the parent dog should be retired from the breeding program and spayed or neutered.

Work to end breed discrimination that takes good dogs away from loving families, stop puppy mills, and keep community cats safe and out of shelters through TNR (trap - neuter - return) programs

Work to end breed discrimination that takes good dogs away from loving families, stop puppy mills, and keep community (feral and stray) cats safe and out of shelters through TNR (trap - neuter - return) programs

Grants are available for dogs or cats pulled from licensed MI shelters that have public adoption programs and do not engage in breed discrimination.

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When Battaglia received the letter from Thomas regarding help with a U.S. breeding program, he took the matter to the AKC Board of Directors, which formed the AKC Detection Dog Feasibility Study Committee.

In the editor's opinion, dogs with OCD of any joint should be excluded from breeding programs.

Getting acquainted with several reputable breeders in your area can give you the ability to assess them and their dogs, and they can assess you as the right home for an adult or older puppy from their breeding program.

It meant becoming ruthless in my selection of breeding stock; any dog that didn't meet my standards was cut from my breeding program (and placed in a happy pet home!).

The dogs in our program range from young adults to seniors, small and large and various breeds.

We have built innovative programs to save ALL of the other animals at risk of euthanasia from AAC, and because of that, there are currently no cats, kittens, puppies, small breed dogs, or friendly large dogs in the city of Austin being euthanized due to lack of space.

Prospective buyers should visit dog shows, check the Newfoundland Club of America (link to Newf club) for breed information and the names of responsible breeders, and should never, ever buy a puppy from a breeder who does not test both sire and dam for hip dysplasia and heart problems, allow puppy buyers to visit with adult dogs, and answer questions about the breed and his breeding program.

Gives your breeding program credentials, shows you are dedicated to breeding healthy dogs, and provides networking, support, mentors, and knowledge from other breeders.

AKC Pet Disaster Relief, a national program that is dedicated to keeping pets and their owners safe in the aftermath of natural or civil disasters, joined forces with the New Jersey Federation of Dog Clubs and several national AKC breed clubs to present an emergency trailer to officials from the Bergen County Animal Response Team and the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management in a ceremony held today.

It is recommended that not only should the affected dog be withdrawn from any breeding programs, but so should both parents and all littermates.

The unit began its breeding program to reduce its dependency on procuring dogs from Europe.

Assistance Dogs are either rescued from animal shelters or bred in selective breeding programs and raised by volunteers prior to their formal training.

We have two adult Malinois and a Siberian Husky / Bulldog mix along with a parade of Military Working Dog foster puppies from the Lackland afb breeding program.

Valuable dogs carrying unwanted genes which formerly might have been removed from breeding programs could be bred because breeders could determine the genotypes of prospective mates and eliminate the possibility of producing affected offspring.

From these facilities, three Guiding Eyes veterinarians and four licensed veterinary technicians provide care for all Guiding Eyes dogs, whether in our breeding program, puppy program, or training program.

The program currently consists of 18 dogs ranging in size from a small breed Shih Tzu to a large breed Goldendoodle

When a dog must be released from the Breeding Program, both the foster and the puppy raiser can feel disappointed.

``... if an individual uses a breed of dog that is perceived to be aggressive because of breed reputation, stereotype, or the history or experience the observer may have with other dogs, but the dog is under the control of the individual with a disability and does not exhibit aggressive behavior, the title II entity can not exclude the individual or the animal from a State or local government program, service, or facility.»

Good breeding programs will always be willing to let you meet the parents of your potential puppy so that you can assess what your dog is «made from».

As a result, instances of congenital diseases and conditions are extremely low and any dog clearly showing physical or behavioral abnormalities shall be disqualified from the breeding program.

So it seems I don't really have a problem with Ha's basic premise - it is probably best to select service dog candidates from a specifically bred pool of puppies and raise them in a controlled training / socialization program.