Sled dog breeding

[SternRose]

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and that tells me that she is a breeder that you should avoid. do you know why there are genetic problems in dogs? because of breeders who don't check for them. saying "oh my dogs are healthy" is nothing if you can't back it up. I can't look at someone and know that they have high blood pressure but that doesn't mean that they aren't sick. You don't know what you have until you have it on paper.

She never had a problem selling pups or a problem with un healthy pups.

 

[enola]

The longer I read this thread the worse the whole idea sounds........

.......... and I repeat..........

 

[enola]

Chickerdoodle I have a feeling you are a practicing vet.....

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

Chickerdoodle I have a feeling you are a practicing vet.....

Soon! I'm counting down the days (er...years)! I have three years left in vet school. The school really knows how to make the students realize just how little they know!

 

[Starfire669]

Just as an aside. What vets (and vet students) learn is how to be humble. We learn that we are often wrong about things and we need to open our minds to other techniques and ways of doing things. For example, there's a bunch of ways to spay a dog and lots of opinions on which way is the best. As a future vet, you need to learn how to listen to all views and then research to make an educated decision.

And yes, even vets can be bad breeders.

Are you a vet or vet student?

 

[Americano Blue]

This is a chicken website, not a dog breeding site. Maybe search for a sled dog site and start asking questions there. Though I bet you will get the same advice that we have given you here.

being a musher myself and because I know a sled dog breeder i can say that she will be giving different info. some may be along the same lines but still different

 

[Starfire669]

Soon! I'm counting down the days (er...years)! I have three years left in vet school. The school really knows how to make the students realize just how little they know!

Do you take a animal genetics?

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

Do you take a animal genetics?

We get some genetics our first year and then we have to take a therio class which revolves more around breeding. It's actually a whole separate field people can choose to go into. Genetics was my undergrad field of study though, so I felt well versed when we were learning it in vet school. Though my interest is in poultry so I feel much more comfortable discussing genes when it comes to chickens!

 

[Americano Blue]

She never had a problem selling pups or a problem with un healthy pups.

i would buy a dog from her. maybe not a pup but an adult. i can pm some questions to ask before buying an adult if you want

 

[SternRose]

Just as an aside. What vets (and vet students) learn is how to be humble. We learn that we are often wrong about things and we need to open our minds to other techniques and ways of doing things. For example, there's a bunch of ways to spay a dog and lots of opinions on which way is the best. As a future vet, you need to learn how to listen to all views and then research to make an educated decision.

And yes, even vets can be bad breeders.

Your a vet!!!! I have sooooooooooooo many questions for you!! I want to be a vet tech when I to that age ( 4years tell college or more I lose count lol) crud I forgot what grade I'm in.