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cannot
even show the puppy because her gait is affected by the bad elbows.
Bad things happen even with the very best of intentions. Breeding is always
something of a gamble, and we never know what cards we will be dealt. But
isn't it important to stack the deck in our favor in the ways that we can
my baka had all kinds of trouble with down too. she did great at puppy
kindergarten and obedience I - everything except the down. now of course
if we had a treat and lured baka into a down, no problem. but take away
the lure and we'd get that blank stare. baka also has hip elbow
problems, so
Hi Anne and Maddie!
Molly is great at sit and terrific at holding eye contact and pretty
reliable at down, but she has been thoroughly inconsistent about
responding to come. It's my theory that because of her painful elbows she
has gotten into the habit of thinking about whether the reward
In a message dated 2/26/2003 8:15:04 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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Please advise the breeders of affected dogs and where possible the stud
owner as well.
I'd second that (along with the rest of Rose's excellent post!), but add the
request to please enter the data in
, but I avoid long walks because of
her bad elbows...is this the right approach?
And last...I can't help but wonder about the usefulness of xrays. She had two sets of
xrays, one at 4 months and one when spayed at 6 months. Both were read by radiology
specialists; shoulder OCD was a possible concern
discussion I mentionned to the lady I would inquiry on the list to see
if any body had ever heard of such a surgical intervention-
replacement- on elbows. I am quite familiar with this type of opration
for the hips but elbows?
can anybody shed some light on this concept of replacing elbows
. She gave us specific instructions on feeding,
socialization and exercise, which we followed. She has been (and
continues to be) available to us as a resource and friend. Our contract
stipulates that Mickey's hips and elbows be x-rayed and the results be
registered. We will also have to have his
Rusty
Proper care is the key *** That is what I said and I agree with you.
, proper care taking of the genes for
they say it alland the genes are in the breeders hands
***Boy, do I agree with you again, BUT you can breed from a good line of
dogs with lots of good health and Mother Nature
From: Ray Pat Burgett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Proper care is the key *** That is what I said and I agree with you.
Cool, then everyone can get off everyone's case and stop the pointing fingers do xrays
and then not breed those dogs that throw the bad orthos together! They your breed
will be
Rusty C and Good Company
I will not debate this subject any longer on the L as it has been done
hundreds of times.
But if I read what you wrote correctly we would have to eliminate all
bloodlines from the Gene Pool as you will never find a blood line that has
not had a health problem of some
Here is question. If a puppy x-rayed 12 months would have fair hips. What
would that puppy have at 12 months if it had been jogged with its owner on
sidewalks or blacktop roads at a very young age. My guess is that its hips
would be worse than fair. That is just my opinion for what's its worth.
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