We're implying you need to do more research because you don't know what
you're talking about. HD is not evenly distributed between breeds. Some
breeds have markedly more HD within the breed than other. Inbreeding
does not cause HD.

Right - inbreeding does not CAUSE HD - but it will sure make the presence of
any inherited weakness know exponentially if the wrong two are line-bred.


"Robin Nuttall" wrote in message
news:qOKOf.803628$x96.125090@attbi_s72...
wolfpuppy wrote:

"Melinda Shore" wrote in message
...

In article ,
Rocky wrote:

"wolfpuppy" said in rec.pets.dogs.health:

I've since learned that this is
not so, but is fairly equally distributed among all breeds.

Yup.

Either I'm misunderstanding what's being asserted or I think
you've made a think-o. I know you know that the incidence
of hip dysplasia isn't equally distributed among breeds.

"Wolfpuppy": check the OFA stats. Also, read "Control of
Canine Genetic Disease" by George Padgett.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community.


My research shows that it is fairly equally distributed, and why wouldn't
it be? Are you implying that breeders of one particular breed are more
apt to be dishonest than another? That makes no sense.
We're implying you need to do more research because you don't know what
you're talking about. HD is not evenly distributed between breeds. Some
breeds have markedly more HD within the breed than other. Inbreeding does
not cause HD.