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| A friend of mine plans to eventually breed Belgian Tervuren. This only only a step in achieving her ultimate goal of becoming an AKC breed judge and eventaully, group judge. We have been discussing breeding practices. One of the main topics we are excited about is health clearances. Of course, she plans to screen her future breeding pairs thoroughly. (Her first hopeful is not yet even born, though hopefully concieved.) We have been talking about the possible merits of not stopping that once the breeding takes place, but continuing the screening throughout the lives of each puppy produced. The question is- do you think there is merit in having each puppy produced OFA'ed on hips, thyroid etc and CERF'ed, ( and whatever else applies to said breed), regardless of their own breeding future? My dog will never be bred but wouldn't his genetic information be helpful for those using his father, mother, brothers, sisters,& cousins etc in their lines? I know responsible breeders are still gambling with genetics, could this practice be yet another helpful tool in calculating the risks?
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yes I think it is a good idea to have all pups screened it would help see if there are any genetic problems down the road that might be recessive. so you can help curb any genetic defects before they become a big problem. also it is good for the owner to know of any health problems espiecialy if they want to do any performance events such as agility or schutzhund.
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