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Originally Posted by mmyorkies One thing that is appearing in the Biewers is Liver Shunt. Seeing as I have a dog that had Liver Shunt I have been involved in lists that educate and help liver shunt dogs and a Biewer here in the US developed LiverShunt, and it was put on the internet, although the owner was quite put out about it being known. They are just as prone to the health problems as our standard yorkies are, especially as they originally came from the breeding of yorkies. You can't eliminate health problems by creating a new breed from one that has these problems. |
All my Biewers and their parents are tested. I plan on going into this very cautiously. I think the problem is too many people buy a bunch and breed them all together..that is not going to help anything...even if you are breeding True Biewer to True Biewer..I consider this all a test..I have NO idea what I'm gonna produce with my first litter. I can tell you that ALL the pups will be altered and tested for liver problems before leaving my home. I will preach in hopes that others see the importance of
I have hope that I can evolve even closer to perfection to minimize any health issues..just as I do with my Yorkies..who also have LS.
I am prepared to focus on a small gene pool to see what I produce. If the litters are healthy and within the standard I will go for the next litter..if I get the opposite of what I strive...I will NOT repeat that breeding! Now, my emphasis is on health first..To me that's hard to deal with than markings and colors.
Trudy, thanks for your input..was that you doing a LS study? Or was that someone else? I'd be interested in tracking both my Yorkies and my Biewers.