The three common breeds used for this work were selected because a large number
of individuals of these breeds met the requirements necessary for a good guide dog and these breeds could most easily be matched with the widest range of blind people and their needs in a guide.
The only way for an individual to be certain he or she is not allergic to a particular breed is to spend some time
with individuals of that breed and see how he or she reacts to the animal.
References to Doberman Pinschers or blue hair coats arose because the condition is common in
blue individuals of this breed, but it is not limited to either blue dogs or Dobermans.
You only have to google «stafforshire bull terrier» to find news reports of dog attacks resulting from encounters
of individuals of this breed.
If cockers were «ruined» in the years subsequent to 1941, how could
an individual of the breed have taken top honors at the Westminster show 13 years later?
The Irish Wolfhounds entered in the study by no means represent
all individuals of the breed which are or were affected with seizures.
In addition, some breeds are known as «barkers,» and it can be harder to decrease barking in
individuals of these breeds.
Before getting a Doberman research the health issues that can occur with
some individuals of the breed.
I don't know of any specific heart problems in French bulldogs but
individuals of any breed can develop heart related problems.
Acquired deafness is not common to any one breed, but rather, is seen in
individuals of all breeds.
Extinct:
No individuals of the breed exist e.g. Mexican Hairless Fake: An attempt to deceive the public by representing a cat as something it is not.
First of all, every breed is different, and in fact
every individual of every breed.
Some individuals of this breed are prone to interdigital cysts, which are cysts that form between the toes.
Extinct:
No individuals of the breed exist e.g. Mexican Hairless Fake: An attempt to decieve the public by representing a cat as something it is not.