[nagdu] dog breed question

[Nicole Torcolini]

Excuse me, but I respectfully  disagree, as I assume that what you are
saying would also apply to German Shepherds. If a German Shepherd is born
where it will have hip problems later in life, I don't think that the
environment has anything to do with it. Have you done research on German
Shepherds? I have never had one, but I have heard plenty of stuff about them
having back and hip problems because of breeding.

Nicole

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raven Tolliver
via nagdu
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 2:47 PM
To: Shanna Stichler; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog breed question

How healthy a dog is depends on how good you take care of your dog, it is as
simple as that. Diseases don't drop out of the sky, and so-called genetic
conditions are expressed in reaction to environmental factors. Also, whether
a dog gets a certain condition typically depends on the dog's immune system,
not the dog breed.
As far as bone disorders, guide dogs don't typically end up with dysplasias
and such because they are screened for them before they are even trained for
formal guide work.
If a guide dog ends up with something like that, I would blame it on
improper nutrition during puppy hood, and also early castration, which is
possible with some schools putting out such young dogs.
A dog cared for properly does not have to be the poster child for any
disease or condition.

On 11/27/14, Shanna Stichler via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Labs are a pretty robust breed, for the most part. They can have joint 
> problems, but hip and elbow dysplasia shouldn't be a factor since your 
> school should be checking for that before your dog is considered 
> class-ready.
>
> All my Labs were very healthy except for the occasional ear infection.
> Ear infections are something to watch out for in dogs with floppy ears 
> like Labradors, but they are very easy to treat and even prevent with 
> regular ear cleaning.
>
> Best of luck with your new guide!
>
> Shanna with Diamond
>
> On 11/26/2014 10:37 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu wrote:
>> I've had 3 female labs.  They were all very healthy. The only health 
>> problem 2 of them had was spayed bitch incontinence, meaning 
>> sometimes they would leak urine in their sleep.  It was easily 
>> controlled with a pill.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Sanders via nagdu"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 11:03 AM
>> Subject: [nagdu] dog breed question
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I have a question: when I got my call from Pilot Dogs, they said 
>>> that the breed of dog I would be getting is a female Lab.
>>> Can female labs get health issue a lot easier then other breeds?
>>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>>> Sincerely,
>>> John Sanders
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