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Originally Posted by YorkieRose  Unless we follow all pups from birth to death, we can not say we never see any problems. Many problems do not surface the first year..but in the course of the dogs life we see a decline of health.
I have had two breeders recently mention they were losing adults at 6 to 8 yrs. What was going on...I do not know, but I have been so fortunate to have a 13 to 15 yr life span for most of my Yorkies...16 and 17 on occasion.
I have lost a few at 9 to 10, but this is not the norm...
I have followed this thread because of the seriousness of the subject...and it keeps coming back to this..many vets and breeders are clueless... |
Pat,
It's bad enough that breeders don't really educate themselfs prior to breeding, but, to close one's eyes just because that's the way it's been done. A good breeder is learning continously.
I've heard of some vets that still follow the old method of giving vaccines at 6 weeks of age, I've been fortunate enough not to come in contact with one.