Golden Retriever
I don't know what happened to the golden retriever, but it's sad that such a wonderful breed has so many health issues. In the 1970s goldens lived about 17 years, today it's around 9. Our Haylie die...
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xteacher wrote:
....RESPONSIBLE and EDUCATED breeders will do breed specific health testing on their breeding stock and cull out dogs that produce litters with genetic issues.
However, all theback yard breeders and puppy mills out there are making it all but impossible
to eradicate these killer diseases, IMO. Sad...
X10
When a breed becomes 'popular'. Backyard breeders/puppy mills run to buy a breeding pair for the sole purpose to "make money".
THIS select group of pure bred dogs sold is what skews the reports of hereditary diseases due to the complete lack of concern on the money hungry whore mongers of backyard breeding.
And actually PROLIFERATES these hereditary diseases in a specific breed when people continue to buy pure bred dogs from puppy mills hiding behind warm and fuzzy web sites and from the neighbor down the street. (so stop that,no matter how much you like your neighbor:W)
