Thread: Breeding and its finer points

Wrong. Thomas Jefferson said that

you need one of my setters Tussock -7 months away

Originally Posted by Tussock

I honestly have not seen a healthy pure bred of any kind. We had a munsterlander, cancer at 7, my English pointer made 14 but had liver problems his whole life. Then another English pointer, liver failure at 7. Iv seen a dog from one of the lines regularly spoken highly of on here with some very nasty genetic defects.

If I knew a few healthy dogs it might be different. Having said all that the springer/curly coat cross my mother has that I used to hunt with is dieing of cancer at 8. I think diet has been a big factor with these dogs.

Ah. That explains the animosity. Has it really turned you off pedigree dogs, or has it turned you off pedigree breeders?

I suppose that's fair enough if that was your experience but that's not normal with responsible breeders.

Obviously shit happens despite your best efforts but it's the exception not the rule.

Originally Posted by Tussock

Setter thing might explain the sort of point thing they do with their front leg raised.

I honestly have not seen a healthy pure bred of any kind. We had a munsterlander, cancer at 7, my English pointer made 14 but had liver problems his whole life. Then another English pointer, liver failure at 7. Iv seen a dog from one of the lines regularly spoken highly of on here with some very nasty genetic defects.

If I knew a few healthy dogs it might be different. Having said all that the springer/curly coat cross my mother has that I used to hunt with is dieing of cancer at 8. I think diet has been a big factor with these dogs.

I agree with you, Tussock...I believe that manufactured dog food is a killer...

YES fr sure ! bad food = deteriorating health