I am a very strong believer in health testing. Why breed a dog that is not
healthy, or won't likely produce healthy puppies. Noone wants the heartache
of being at the vets or the expense of it. Each breed or variety has different
health issues. So one must learn what those health concerns are and test for
them.
Health testing is a huge expense for a breeder. It can cost upwards of $500
per dog for initial testing. Then some of the test like CERF for the eyes is
done every year on every breeding dog. Our dogs each receive this test
yearly before breeding. We use vets that specialize in each thing for the
testing. So we have vets all over the area that do each specific test for us.
Toy and miniature poodles have had issues with PRA (progressive retinal
atrophy) in the eyes. Now with optigen DNA testing for a marker gene we
have been able to eliminate this from our breeding program. As most all toy
breeds have patella(bad knees) problems. So all our small dogs are OFA
normal on patellas before they are ever bred. Havanese, miniature and
Standard poodles are prone to hip problems and are therefore tested after
the age of two(they want to see hips at maturity) for hip problems. So
therefore, we do NOT breed our dogs that need this test before that age
(unless they are prelimed) as we want to ensure that we are breeding only
healthy dogs.
Why would anyone want a dog that has a health problem, you may pay a little
more upfront for one that has tested quality parents, but it could save you huge
heartache and vet bills later. Our puppies come with a 3 yr guarantee. This is
how confident we are in the quality of our dogs. If something were to go
wrong with your puppy genetically, we will replace or pay some of your vet
bills. Just see our contract for details.
healthy, or won't likely produce healthy puppies. Noone wants the heartache
of being at the vets or the expense of it. Each breed or variety has different
health issues. So one must learn what those health concerns are and test for
them.
Health testing is a huge expense for a breeder. It can cost upwards of $500
per dog for initial testing. Then some of the test like CERF for the eyes is
done every year on every breeding dog. Our dogs each receive this test
yearly before breeding. We use vets that specialize in each thing for the
testing. So we have vets all over the area that do each specific test for us.
Toy and miniature poodles have had issues with PRA (progressive retinal
atrophy) in the eyes. Now with optigen DNA testing for a marker gene we
have been able to eliminate this from our breeding program. As most all toy
breeds have patella(bad knees) problems. So all our small dogs are OFA
normal on patellas before they are ever bred. Havanese, miniature and
Standard poodles are prone to hip problems and are therefore tested after
the age of two(they want to see hips at maturity) for hip problems. So
therefore, we do NOT breed our dogs that need this test before that age
(unless they are prelimed) as we want to ensure that we are breeding only
healthy dogs.
Why would anyone want a dog that has a health problem, you may pay a little
more upfront for one that has tested quality parents, but it could save you huge
heartache and vet bills later. Our puppies come with a 3 yr guarantee. This is
how confident we are in the quality of our dogs. If something were to go
wrong with your puppy genetically, we will replace or pay some of your vet
bills. Just see our contract for details.
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Our breeding boys and
girls are checked for
health problems.
Buyers should request
copies of these test
from breeders, do NOT
take there word for it.
Any breeder that says,
my dogs are healthy,
only people that have
unhealthy dogs need
test, run run run. They
wouldn't know if there
dogs are healthy since
they don't test them.
Go to OFA and type in
the parents names and
see if you get results.
girls are checked for
health problems.
Buyers should request
copies of these test
from breeders, do NOT
take there word for it.
Any breeder that says,
my dogs are healthy,
only people that have
unhealthy dogs need
test, run run run. They
wouldn't know if there
dogs are healthy since
they don't test them.
Go to OFA and type in
the parents names and
see if you get results.
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