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Originally Posted by sylvan just to add another reason to the list....if you got him from someone who is not reputable and possibly a broker, then there is no way of knowing what he could be carrying recessively in his genetic makeup. Even if he is perfectly healthy, he can still throw pups with liver shunt, legg-calve perthes, luxating patella, collapsing trachea...etc..and you would have no way to know this until the problem arose. These things are heartbreaking and I would not want that on my conscience. |
Exactly the reason we decided not to use our boys for breeding...yes, they're small and cute and they each have a few great qualities that I know breeders look for but I don't know their health history. Our first Yorkie came from someone who was only in it for the money (I'm not saying you are so please don't take that personally). Boog had 12 years of medical problems and we dealt with each one as they came along but you'll never know how many times I prayed for God to take him quietly if it was his time to go. We loved that little guy with our heart and soul but we also had several thousand dollars in medical bills over the years and that's not something most people are prepared or willing to deal with.