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Originally Posted by BobbiB  He's nearly nine weeks (Friday) and was vaccinated for the first time today. I chose to bring him home this week. He is also two pounds already. I am full time stay at home, he has been eating since five and a half weeks and I have plenty of time to devote to him daily. He is also already insured through Embrace, I will be getting my own genetic testing (even though he will be fixed) just for my own piece of mind.
I understand how strongly some of you feel about certain things, but I am fully prepared for bringing this pup home.
I'm off to bed now...we've got a long day tomorrow. Have a good night, everyone. |
Sheldon sure is cute.
I notice you said earlier that the breeder does genetic testing, and you were going to have it done as well. I'm curious about what kind of genetic testing they did and what you are going to have done.
Genetic testing can be reliably used to prove parentage and to identify the breed (with sometimes questionable results), but what else can be proven by genetic testing? With liver shunt, LP, legg calve perthes, etc. while they are known to be genetic, the genes that cause these ailments have not been identified.
So the breeder's claim to do genetic testing -- what exactly did that prove health-wise WRT her pups? The only benefit I can see is if she needed to prove parentage, but I don't think any health claims can be made based on what is known at this point, and I think you would be wasting your money to have Sheldon genetically tested.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think they have isolated/identified the genes that cause these major ailments.