Dog Breeding: Important Information For Potential Breeding Candidates
Although you are the one responsible for making the decision to breed your female dog, it is wise to also be influenced by your veterinarian. Veterinarians have an obligation to all dog owners to strongly suggest not breeding (and clearly, why) if a matron or stud-elect should have any deleterious condition, abnormalities or disorders that could detrimentally influence the breeding or offspring.
Medical Checklist: Some of the conditions that require the withdrawal of a dog from a breeding program are cataracts, cleft palate, hernias, hip dysplasia, hydrocephalus, stenotic nares, chondrodysplasia, deafness and monorchidism. Additionally, certain dogs may have other conditions innate solely to their breed. Acquired diseases such as vaginitis, canine brucellosis, metritis, prostatitis and other inflammations can also produce a deleterious effect upon conception or the offspring.
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