This link was posted in a different thread for the article on the bottom. I started watching the video on top and it got me thinking...
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I was only able to watch the first few minutes of the video because I have to go tutor a kid (my part time job). Anyway, the feeling I got from it was by breeding, or purchasing into pure bred dogs, we're breeding these dogs to death. Purebred dogs are bred with a limited gene pool which is essentially killing them.
It is my understanding that responsible, ethical breeders do testing on their breeders to help prevent these kinds of effects. Could it be that those that made this video just looked into severe cases, or pups that resulted from puppy mills and BYB? (I say puppy mills and BYB because I know they don't care which two dogs they put together as long as it results in puppies)
I would also like to know what breeders do in cases that result in something as severe as was pictured in that video. What do you do when a dog is in that much discomfort? What would you recommend a pup parent to do?