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Originally Posted by troubletb Question: Will most genetic disorders show up within the first year of a puppy's life?? I saw that you give one year against Gentic Disorders when you sell your puppies, so I was wondering if most disorders show up before then?
This past litter of mine was my first, and I so want to do the right thing for my puppies and their new owners. Is there anyway of finding out if a puppy has a disorder, other then making sure both the parents don't have any? |
Karen, from what I have been hearing, unless you know your dog's background for 10 generations, you can get a throwback. I am worried about this from the financial point of view. I know that may sound like I'm in it only for the money but I don't want to spend the money and then be short if I need to refund some of the money because of a throwback or two. I also don't want to have to sit on the money long term when I can be reinvesting in my dogs. Upgrading my stock and their surroundings. Stock is a bad choice of wording but I couldn't think of any other way to say it. These guys are my babies but I do want to show eventually and that means getting a better and better quality dog.
I have a thread about pedigees and trying to find out who the owners are of one of my females. I don't have any information on her history and I could get a lot of problems from her. Sylvia