With so much bad breeding practices going on around the world today, how can families choose the right puppy for their home that has as limited health problems possible? Educate Yourself Before Buying A Puppy Potential dog owners should undertake a fairly extensive self-education program before committing themselves to the purchase of a pet. Standard “How To [...]
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Most new puppy owners are under the assumption that just because their new companion is registered with the American Kennel Club, it is guaranteed to be a healthy purebred. Nothing Could Be Further From The Truth Registration by the AKC means nothing more than that the dog is a purebred, with its ancestry traceable several generations. [...]
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Selective breeding and the unwanted disease and health problems are not just limited to a few breeds. Other congenital problems affect more than one breed. Hip dysplasia, for instance, has been demonstrated in almost all large breeds and some small ones. This abnormality of the hip joint has been given so much publicity by dog raisers, [...]
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Jock was everything we wanted in a collie puppy – bright, playful and affectionate. My children thought Jock was going to live forever, a long healthy life. What could possibly go wrong? In time we noticed that he was also clumsy, so clumsy that he banged his head on doors, tripped over small toys, tripped over [...]
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