here is what I have written so far! I havenāt sent it to be proof read yet feel free to point out any misinformation I might have! (I hope there isnāt any)
Or any ideas what else I should add
A common misconception is that inbreeding is only bad, the less the dog is related the healthier they are.
The reason why inbreeding can cause more health issues is because related animals more of the same genes, so the more variation the fewer chances of recessive genes matching up. But the flip side is that goes for healthy genes as well, its much easier for the health issues to hide and randomly appear again when there is more variation
The less related the less predictable the outcome of the breeding
Predictability means we can make better choses when pairing dogs. By having a smaller gene pool itās easier to breed out or keep health issues under control. Breeders can learn what issues or strengths their line has, which means they can make a better decision on which dog should be bred from and what dog to breed their dog to
There are many, many! Health issues genetic or unknown, some testable, others not. There are some health issues that are in multiple different breeds but are caused be slightly different genes where its best to use a test that is specifically made for the gene we know appears in that breed!
Once you mix breeds you donāt get rid of these genes you simply mix them all together!
Another misconception I have heard people say is that designer breeds such has labradoodles are healthier because the few breeders who do test, test for more health issues then purebreds. As I mentioned before there are many different health issue, so how do people pick which tests are needed? By how many dogs get affected by the issues. Like everything with breeding its not actually such a black and white answer!
There are 3 different categories:
-The health tests that have to be done (many dogs where/are affected by it)
-heath tests that donāt have to be done (few dogs are affected by it)
-heath tests that arenāt considered at all for the breed (very few to no dogs affected)
For example english springer spaniel (in the uk) do not require hip tests since its not really a issues in the breed, some breeders still test for it but it isnāt necessary like it would be for german shepherds.
There are also many breeds that only require hip tests and thats it! I have found the more health tests the breed requires the more popular the breed is or was, more bad breeders = unhealthier dogs
I just found this article.
First off if its a service dog hows the owner of the dog suppose to get alerted to the seizures without him or another dog?
And secondly the dog can be trained.
I just found this article.
First off if its a service dog hows the owner of the dog suppose to get alerted to the seizures without him or another dog?
And secondly the dog can be trained.
Tbh theyāre lucky that dog didnāt get put down. He DOES sound dangerous and whacked in the head not letting go. Itās one thing to nip or something and release and a lot of dogs donāt like being grabbed by the collar but this dog didnāt let go. Thatās not normal. And he has bitten before. He shouldnāt be a service dog. But I donāt necessarily think he shouldāve been taken. Usually they just order dangerous dogs to be muzzled and leashes. But maybe this guy canāt control him if he keeps getting out and biting. Idk. But Iām sure heāll be able to get another dog. But honestly this dog sounds like he might have something neurological going on with him. Or he just has a bad owner, idk.
The reason why inbreeding can cause more health issues is because related animals more of the same genes, so the more variation the fewer chances of recessive genes matching up.
I just found this article.
First off if its a service dog hows the owner of the dog suppose to get alerted to the seizures without him or another dog?
And secondly the dog can be trained.
Thank you! I canāt decide how professional I want it to be, I get the feeling sometimes people prefer taking advice from something that sounds less professional and more like someone talking to them