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RE: Purebred Health

Collie/GSD/Sheltie/Corgi/Russell_luvr — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:07:15 GMT

[quote]Ingot (7/6/2008)

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 thepossible meritsof 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 helpfultool in calculating the risks?[/quote]

It's not required for the puppies unless they will be bred, but it would be helpful.

RE: Purebred Health

RMBXRS — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:00:09 GMT

The biggest problem you could run into is finding established breeders who are honest about health in their dogs of the past. We all must remember that complete and true health testing is something that has only come into the light in the last 10 years or so. That being said, there were some breeders that have been health testing dogs for far longer than that, but for the most part it is a recent 'norm' to do before breeding.

Also another thing everyone that wants to breed dogs is not only bring to the 'table' healthy dogs from healthy lines, but also try to truly better the breed. Look at your female or male's faults. Be honest about them, and then go to the right dog for the faults you need to correct. Health, quality, faults and temperments are all things that we need to strive to better as 'breeders' or future judges.

RE: Purebred Health

rainsmom — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:34:00 GMT

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.

Purebred Health

Ingot — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:53:00 GMT

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?