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Originally Posted by yorkielady06  Well I thought the YTCA required testing to be done on the sire and dam? This was on this ladies website....
"I do not do genetic testing. A lot of thought and careful selection go into my decision to breed any two dogs. Looking at pedigrees, inquiring about the reputation and background of a stud dog,using only the healthiest parents are the best way to ensure that the resulting puppies will live a long and healthy life. For this reason, in my ten years of breeding Yorkies, I have never experienced a single genetic or congenital defect." |
That is GREAT !!! as having an unhealthy akc yorkie i can say i would definitely want that if i got a yorkie again so kudos to you for doing the right thing for the breed. Some things like liver shunt do not have genetic markers but poor immune systems etc from inbreeding this breed is very important to me as i have a yorkie that is hypothyroid, mvd and atopic dermatitis (horrible allergies) and i had no idea what an accident or inbreeding was as breeder did say she was an accident lol and vet said hmmm a little inbreeding going on so i guess that was the accident
do your homework for sure as vet bills in california ARE NOT CHEAP.