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Vet report...
Hi all,
My niece (without internet access) just called me saying her new puppies initial check up is not all roses... She bought a German Shepherd female puppy after looking around for months for just the 'right one' - she is interested in showing the dog and possible breeding down the line (only if the showing is successful). The vet has told her the pup has a herniated umbilical cord area (there's a little spot that puffs out where her cord was) and a recessed uvula... Neither (according to the vet is life threatening or serious) but he suggested the dog shouldn't be shown and especially not bred as both problems are genetic in nature and will in all probability be passed along to her litter... Looking for opinions and comments regarding the vets comments and whether the pup could be shown and possibly bred, of if she should be considered strictly a house pet...? Thanks. |
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"John" wrote in message link.net... Hi all, My niece (without internet access) just called me saying her new puppies initial check up is not all roses... She bought a German Shepherd female puppy after looking around for months for just the 'right one' - she is interested in showing the dog and possible breeding down the line (only if the showing is successful). The vet has told her the pup has a herniated umbilical cord area (there's a little spot that puffs out where her cord was) and a recessed uvula... Neither (according to the vet is life threatening or serious) but he suggested the dog shouldn't be shown and especially not bred as both problems are genetic in nature and will in all probability be passed along to her litter... Looking for opinions and comments regarding the vets comments and whether the pup could be shown and possibly bred, of if she should be considered strictly a house pet...? Thanks. If what the vet says is true, the dog should definitely not be bred. The reason for showing (not always of course) is to determine whether the animal is worthy of being bred, that it fits the standard for that breed. When you do breed, it should be to hopefully better the breed, not to produce puppies that will most likely have problems that they in turn can pass on to their offspring. If she is not too attached to the pup, she should return the pup and get 100% of her money back, if it is a reputable breeder that stands behind her pups. If she is too attached to the pup, maybe she could still show her in order to get practice for the next pup she gets that will be of breedable stock. Also, if she paid a show potential price for this pup, she should get the difference between show and pet quality back. This may require she spay her though, which in turn would disqualify her from showing. René |
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"John" wrote in message link.net... Hi all, My niece (without internet access) just called me saying her new puppies initial check up is not all roses... She bought a German Shepherd female puppy after looking around for months for just the 'right one' - she is interested in showing the dog and possible breeding down the line (only if the showing is successful). The vet has told her the pup has a herniated umbilical cord area (there's a little spot that puffs out where her cord was) and a recessed uvula... Neither (according to the vet is life threatening or serious) but he suggested the dog shouldn't be shown and especially not bred as both problems are genetic in nature and will in all probability be passed along to her litter... Looking for opinions and comments regarding the vets comments and whether the pup could be shown and possibly bred, of if she should be considered strictly a house pet...? Thanks. If what the vet says is true, the dog should definitely not be bred. The reason for showing (not always of course) is to determine whether the animal is worthy of being bred, that it fits the standard for that breed. When you do breed, it should be to hopefully better the breed, not to produce puppies that will most likely have problems that they in turn can pass on to their offspring. If she is not too attached to the pup, she should return the pup and get 100% of her money back, if it is a reputable breeder that stands behind her pups. If she is too attached to the pup, maybe she could still show her in order to get practice for the next pup she gets that will be of breedable stock. Also, if she paid a show potential price for this pup, she should get the difference between show and pet quality back. This may require she spay her though, which in turn would disqualify her from showing. René |
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I suspect that the breeder doesn't know what the AKC show rules are.
Repair of a birth defect (both of the things you named) disqualifies a dog from showing. I've never heard of an inverted uvula, but I have heard of umbilical hernia.. a very common defect as minor defects go. This would have been obviuos before sale of the puppy. Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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I suspect that the breeder doesn't know what the AKC show rules are.
Repair of a birth defect (both of the things you named) disqualifies a dog from showing. I've never heard of an inverted uvula, but I have heard of umbilical hernia.. a very common defect as minor defects go. This would have been obviuos before sale of the puppy. Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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