Dogs with BCC should probably be
withdrawn from breeding and certainly should not be bred tight on their own pedigrees or to mates with a family history of BCC.
If the mutation is very common, dogs with two copies should be
withdrawn from breeding.
Healthy dogs which produce multiple affected offspring, particularly with different mates, should be
withdrawn from breeding.
Any dog or bitch found to have an X-linked mutation should be
withdrawn from breeding.
When a genetic disease or defect is identified, there are a number of issues that come into play in the decision about whether to breed that individual or not and whether relatives should be
withdrawn from breeding.
For those diseases that lack carrier screening tests, once a case has been diagnosed the affected dog should be
withdrawn from breeding.
Any which have even one copy of the mutation
withdrawn from breeding, unless the mutation is so common in a breed that a significant portion of dogs are affected.
It is recommended that not only should the affected dog be
withdrawn from any breeding programs, but so should both parents and all littermates.
Not exact matches
Should a dog under 7 develop Spondylosis it would be advisable to
withdraw that dog
from breeding.
However, long periods spent away
from its owner can lead dog
breeds of this type to it becoming
withdrawn and unhappy.
This is not an outdoor or backyard
breed: isolating an Akita
from his family and the house will cause him to become miserable,
withdrawn, and destructive.
If the dog produces the disease multiple times with different and unrelated mates and the trait is a really bad one, it may be best to
withdraw the dog
from breeding.