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Originally Posted by livingdustmops  It can be avoided if people would do their homework about breeders and petshops before they rush into purchasing a dog in a lot of cases. Also as more states bring on puppy lemon laws and breeders have to pay bills etc then more changes will come about. Not all diseases can be stopped .. it is almost to late in some breeds situations but I know AKC is paying for some health testing and many breed clubs along with their rescue/foundation organizations are also. |
yep i agree but sadly most people do not like myself
Now the second time around they do better like i did as dd is AKC but she has more health issues than my puppy mill dog so why I asked at the pet expo the rep from AKC what happens when an owner has a dog that is AKC with health issues as dummy me thought i was doing better getting an akc dog the second time but probably a byb dog that was akc. I thought i was doing better the second time around avoiding a pet store
I agree not all health issues can be avoided like liver shunt has no genetic marker BUT inbreeding can lead to many health issues so why is inbreeding done so much as vet said dd is inbred as dummy me again did not know how to read the akc papers.
I think many people do not understand it all nor educate themselves until something bad happens and they trust people that they are going to get a puppy that is healthy or at least a good chance of it. I still do not understand it all but I hate seeing these dogs suffer and owners with broken hearts.
I was under the misunderstanding that the akc was looking out for what was right for the breed and for the dogs to be as healthy as possible