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Originally Posted by gemy  Actually she denoted how she got that idea; her Dad is a vet and her uncle a surger(?) Perhaps surgeon. Given translation from French to English.
Perhaps you can ask her to link the French Health Data Bases so we can all look up the incidence of LP and Leggs Perthes  |
Something wrong with the claim of Dad is a vet. Vets are not allowed to fix LCP or a knee so bad to need surgery for it to go back into the ring. They have to be spayed/neutered. It is totally wrong to try to point fingers at the show dog and their incidence of health issues without addressing those of the mutt or other byb products.
There will be health issues in animals period. Whether those born in the wild depending on the species or the domesticated animal. That's life. It is what the breeders that purposely breed two animals do to hopefully not produce a problem or if they do then what? Compared to irresponsible breeders who breed sell their wares and have no interest in anything else.
You see, I do mobile dog grooming, have done so for over 20 years. The number of small dogs that are mutts or some pb from byb's with genetic health issues has been mind boggling. Yes some are healthy but many people don't realize the many dogs that do have health issues that are not purebred but mutts. And as I have said many go back to many generations of mutts producing mutt or in the case of byb's stuff, they are not registered who knows what is behind them and many times they are not pb anyway.