[nagdu] dog breed question

[Nicole Torcolini]

Debbie, all dog breeds are susceptible  to health issues, but certain breeds
are more so to certain issues than others. I agree with Tracy and Cindy
about the incontinence problem, but this is manageable, and it is not a
reason for not getting a female dog. If you put too many unnecessary
restrictions on what you want for a dog, the school is never going to be
able to find a dog that both matches your personality and meets all of your
restrictions. The one other item that I might add is lipomas, which are fat
deposits that dogs can develop, but these are benign and are not a concern.

Nicole

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debby Phillips
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Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 6:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog breed question

Hi John, any dog can get health issues.  I really don't think that you can
say, as a general rule that a particular dog breed has health issues.
Personally I believe that there are lots of factors that go into whether a
dog is healthy or not.  Genetics plays a big, big role.  One of the things
that Seeing Eye does is ask if we will voluntarily give them information,
should a dog get ill with some kind of inherited disease.  They are trying,
as are several other schools, to breed so that those genes are not the
dominant ones.  I think Labs are great.  They can be very gentle, laid back
dogs, who want to please.  They also seem to 
have memories like an elephant.  Lol.    Peace,    Debby and 
Neena

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