Sentences with phrase «serious health and temperament»
Excessive inbreeding can result in serious health and temperament problems as a puppy matures.
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Unfortunately, too much inbreeding causes serious health and temperament problems, and we see this issue frequently in purebred dogs.
On the other hand, there are a LOT of backyard breeders out there, that charge as much as a good breeder would, for dogs with serious health and temperament problems.
Not exact matches
Good - intentioned people who buy from pet stores, puppy mill websites, or even local backyard breeders (people who breed as a hobby or an «oops» but do not actually know their breed inside and out, nor do they test for health and temperament before breeding) often face serious veterinary bills associated with genetic issues that arise as these puppies grow.
The serious breeder will strive to meet or exceed this standard in health, temperament and appearance.
All puppies are cute, but behind this misleading appearance many are sickly and most have serious temperament issues and are much more likely to develop health problems.
Rescue Dobermans that are deemed unadoptable due to serious health, temperament, or other problems may be placed with a humane and knowledgeable hospice care provider, when available.
But not all purebred dogs are created equal, and serious hobby / competition breeders offer the highest level of reliability for good health, temperament, and appearance.
Before breeding a litter, serious and equal consideration should be given to construction, temperament, health and soundness.
These factors include 1) environmental risk factors such as living in an unsafe community, receiving care within a low - quality child care setting, lack of resources available in the community or lack of policies supporting children and families, etc, 2) family risk factors such as maternal depression or mental illness in the family, parental substance abuse, family violence, poverty, etc. and 3) within - child risk factors such as a fussy temperament, developmental delay, and serious health issues.