 hard to find LS especially when people aren't honest
I agree with Woogie man. I have to wonder if line breeding could make it worse?
I got my dog from a well known show breeder. Some of his close relatives are doing very well in the show ring. Well...no signs...but it was confirmed that he has multiple shunts. Last I knew, father is still breeding and I think siblings.
Just because you get the dogs from a "good" breeder or "show" breeder and just because they show no symptoms, doesn't mean you can't get LS. It pops up everywhere.
The important thing is to find a breeder who is honest about health problems. I chose my breeder based on the understanding (and maybe I was too naive) that there were no health problems. Find out later, there are stone problems with some of the dogs. Also, find a breeder who is not afraid to say to you "yes, I had a liver shunt dog pop up. This is what I did to stop it from happening again". I find that many breeders will just threaten the buyer to be quiet and do not admit to having an LS dog. |