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YorkieRose · 11-02-2005, 10:00 AM

Okay, I gotta problem with ACA..I have read the site. It gives the pet owner alot of false security.

First off you take you pet to the vet to get a health certification that it is free of genetic health probelms. It states the vet looks at the heart, eyes and teeth to determine there are no genetic defects. This is a JOKE. No vet can look at a dog and know what the DNA has programmed into that dog. The vet can say.."Your puppy has healthy eyes, teeth and a heart"...but that is no guarantee that puppy will not carry a gene to develop a problem in it's life..or pass a defect through breeding to offspring.

They state..."the ACA automatcially tracks all aspects of the genetic health of your dog"...not possible..and common sense tells you that without a vet degree.

Look under the section...Find a Puppy..they list Pet shops/brokers and wholesale dealers.

Dogs with papers ACA may be wonderful pets..but ACA web site is not honest, so what does that make a breeder who uses it?

11-02-2005, 10:00 AM	#5
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	Aca Okay, I gotta problem with ACA..I have read the site. It gives the pet owner alot of false security. First off you take you pet to the vet to get a health certification that it is free of genetic health probelms. It states the vet looks at the heart, eyes and teeth to determine there are no genetic defects. This is a JOKE. No vet can look at a dog and know what the DNA has programmed into that dog. The vet can say.."Your puppy has healthy eyes, teeth and a heart"...but that is no guarantee that puppy will not carry a gene to develop a problem in it's life..or pass a defect through breeding to offspring. They state..."the ACA automatcially tracks all aspects of the genetic health of your dog"...not possible..and common sense tells you that without a vet degree. Look under the section...Find a Puppy..they list Pet shops/brokers and wholesale dealers. Dogs with papers ACA may be wonderful pets..but ACA web site is not honest, so what does that make a breeder who uses it?