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I'm not talking about what the breed was developed to be, but the breeding goals of that litter. Dogs bred to be pets (regardless of the breed) were not bred for performance.
Greyhounds are an interesting case; they have concentrated genes which predispose them to some cancers (which is not evident until after breeding age) and until tests can be found for these genes it cannot be bred out. No one can selectively breed out a disease that does not strike until after the age a dog can be bred (we're not going to breed 10 year old dogs for the first time). Greyhounds seem to have two populations in terms of life expectancy; those that don't get cancer (12+) and those that do get cancer. Greyhounds have one of the lowest incidences of hip dysplasia which would impact performance and therefore is selected out.
Greyhounds are an interesting case; they have concentrated genes which predispose them to some cancers (which is not evident until after breeding age) and until tests can be found for these genes it cannot be bred out. No one can selectively breed out a disease that does not strike until after the age a dog can be bred (we're not going to breed 10 year old dogs for the first time). Greyhounds seem to have two populations in terms of life expectancy; those that don't get cancer (12+) and those that do get cancer. Greyhounds have one of the lowest incidences of hip dysplasia which would impact performance and therefore is selected out.
