Comments on: About this Site http://pedigreedoghealth.org Common Pedigree Dog Health Problems Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:13:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Paul http://pedigreedoghealth.org/about-this-site/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Paul Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:09:51 +0000 http://pedigreedoghealth.org/?p=94#comment-3 Hi briard owner, I'm glad you found the information useful. There are still a lot of breeds I need to add but unfortunately my time has been short lately. What you say about dog breeders is very true. While many are well intentioned they seem blind to the effects their "line breeding" has had and is having on some breeds. They seem to downplay the problems their breeds have. At the end of the day they can afford to, as many of the diseases manifest themselves years down the line when it is the owner who has to deal with the often very expensive problem. For example it was only after the very public outcry caused by the BBC documentary "Pedigree Dogs Exposed" that the British Kennel Club finally decided not to register the offspring of very closely related dogs. Up until then they didn't see any problem with daughter to father mating. I hope to be able to dedicate more time to the site in a couple of weeks when my work slacks off. The general idea is to list the diseases the various breeds are predisposed to and then write other, hopefully, informative articles about the effects of these diseases. Thanks again Hi briard owner,
I’m glad you found the information useful. There are still a lot of breeds I need to add but unfortunately my time has been short lately. What you say about dog breeders is very true. While many are well intentioned they seem blind to the effects their “line breeding” has had and is having on some breeds. They seem to downplay the problems their breeds have. At the end of the day they can afford to, as many of the diseases manifest themselves years down the line when it is the owner who has to deal with the often very expensive problem.

For example it was only after the very public outcry caused by the BBC documentary “Pedigree Dogs Exposed” that the British Kennel Club finally decided not to register the offspring of very closely related dogs. Up until then they didn’t see any problem with daughter to father mating.

I hope to be able to dedicate more time to the site in a couple of weeks when my work slacks off. The general idea is to list the diseases the various breeds are predisposed to and then write other, hopefully, informative articles about the effects of these diseases.

Thanks again

]]> By: briard owner http://pedigreedoghealth.org/about-this-site/comment-page-1/#comment-2 briard owner Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:38:31 +0000 http://pedigreedoghealth.org/?p=94#comment-2 First of all i would like to thank you guys for putting all of this information on 1 website. The reason for this comment is that I've been scouring the web for statistics. It's great to know which diseases to look out for but knowing how often they occur is pretty important to see the whole picture. I have a wonderful 2 year old male briard, not the most common breed and that makes it even harder to find cold hard facts.. i'm hoping that because of the fact that this is a working dog, health is more generally valued among breeders but then again if that were the case a breed like the german shepard wouldn't be in trouble either. choosing a both physically and mentally healthy breed is a priority for me so for future reference it would be most helphull to have a list of the most healthy dog breeds. I know that I could just choose good old healthy mixed breed but I like being able to choose the kind of personality and appearance that would fit me better predictably. i hate to repeat that choosing a good breeder is critical because by buying we sustain.. if unhealthy dogs are discriminated by buyers breeders will start prioritize health out of necessity instead of choice. i discovered some of the possible pitfalls myself unfortunately and i will do anything not to fall into the trap again hence my cry for information. thank you First of all i would like to thank you guys for putting all of this information on 1 website.
The reason for this comment is that I’ve been scouring the web for statistics. It’s great to know which diseases to look out for but knowing how often they occur is pretty important to see the whole picture.
I have a wonderful 2 year old male briard, not the most common breed and that makes it even harder to find cold hard facts.. i’m hoping that because of the fact that this is a working dog, health is more generally valued among breeders but then again if that were the case a breed like the german shepard wouldn’t be in trouble either.
choosing a both physically and mentally healthy breed is a priority for me so for future reference it would be most helphull to have a list of the most healthy dog breeds.
I know that I could just choose good old healthy mixed breed but I like being able to choose the kind of personality and appearance that would fit me better predictably. i hate to repeat that choosing a good breeder is critical because by buying we sustain.. if unhealthy dogs are discriminated by buyers breeders will start prioritize health out of necessity instead of choice. i discovered some of the possible pitfalls myself unfortunately and i will do anything not to fall into the trap again hence my cry for information.
thank you

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