DanBar Ranch
HEALTH TESTING - THE Difference Between EXELLENT Breeders and the rest...
It's this simple:
1) Health testing is for ALL breeding dogs - not just show dogs - ALL dogs deserve a sound body
2) There is NO excuse for a breeder to not health test - NONE. But you will hear plenty of excuses!
3) Many diseases cannot be detected without health testing - until too late!
4) YOU are in control of the future health of purebred dogs. Supply and demand; DEMAND health testing and breeders will have to supply it. Don't support "Craigslist type" breeders who don't care enough to test.
Educate yourself on your breed's specific issues.
Every breed faces the dual challenges of a "closed breeding population" along with the lack of natural selection - so necessary to keep organisms healthy. Most breeders no longer cull litters for health, choosing instead to sell every single expensive puppy for the cash. This is why Nature - and only Old School Breeders who cull - produce robust, healthy animals.
AKC "Parent Clubs" (the clubs for each breed) have set requirements for minimum testing, however these are the bare minimum and not really complete enough to be of any real use. This site is here to inform you of those tests which should be done on any breeding cairn or Doberman. I have made it as easy to understand as possible.
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