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Originally Posted by Lady of Yorkies I'm not trying to start something here, these are just honest questions I have and I guess it doesn't have to be about LP, it could be about LS or sizes or even colors.
So if your puppy has a LP and you wanted to breed him/her, should you?
If your female throws a puppy that ends up with LP, should you breed her again?
If you can't predict it, if there's no guarantee(sp?) that a mom with LP will ever throw a pup that shows LP, why shouldn't you breed her? |
I bred my female German Shepherd. Sheps are prone to hip dysplasia it is heriditary, dietary or to much activity can cause it. I researched her & the males bloodlines back 7 generations to make sure there was no HD. I was only able to trace it back because Zoie comes from a germany blood line with all titled dogs and the male had a 100pct american titled bloodline-many great champs in both and Zoies biggie a 3x world seiger. I also advised the new owners of my puppies to feed only a puppy large breed high quality for the first year-then can give adult large breed high quality, no grocery store garbage. I also advised them not to allow the dogs to jump out of vehicles for 1 year, no activity that could jolt the hip ball&socket in any major way for the first year while everything is soft and forming properly.
If I found 1 dog in either bloodline with HD I would not have bred the dogs. It is to much of a gamble to play with a life.If one knows there is any type of heriditary defect that causes pain and illness in their dogs bloodline , why would one want to take a chance giving it to more pups to suffer?
Hoping your pup feels better soon and if have surgery for a speedy recovery.