ollywilli 49 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 The majority of people breed for workability but do may people test their studs and/or bitches for genetic faults like Luxation lens disorder or others which cannot be physically seen for a number of years? Quote Link to post
ollywilli 49 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 I will be. It nothing I ever though of until recently. Do you? Quote Link to post
jawn 449 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 I haven't. Probably should but I haven't ever seen a dog go blind from it so for better or worse it's easy to shrug off. Quote Link to post
dee mac 579 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) surely by time the dog has done enough work to warrant breeding it will have at least reached the age 4 or 5 so most faults would have reared there head by then alerting the owner to its presence ! Edited January 12, 2013 by dee mac 5 Quote Link to post
ollywilli 49 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Or I could say would you buy a dog/pup who had not been tested for a genetic fault despite of workability? Just playing devils advocate ( if that's how I spell it ha ha ) Quote Link to post
WEDGEY 749 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 they are not pedigree dogs so who cares,,, decent terrier men give there pups away to friends 4 Quote Link to post
vixen 528 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 they are not pedigree dogs so who cares,,, decent terrier men give there pups away to friends so it's ok to breed and give away a dog with crippling genetic/congenital faults of some kind as long as it's not pedigree and it's free?? that's very decent indeed Quote Link to post
GHT 6 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 i tested a dog for genetic fault before i bred,a close breeding so wanted to try to stack things in my favour. Quote Link to post
tillearthdouspart 100 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 We'll what are we going to do , drown good working stock for God sake their hard enough to come by lets line them all up and burn em I think your reading a little to much into things. 3 Quote Link to post
foxdropper 17,092 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 If its from a line of workers then faults are few and far between by nature of culling hard the week and non workers . 2 Quote Link to post
WEDGEY 749 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 they are not pedigree dogs so who cares,,, decent terrier men give there pups away to friends so it's ok to breed and give away a dog with crippling genetic/congenital faults of some kind as long as it's not pedigree and it's free?? that's very decent indeed vixen they are not pedigree dogs what part of that do you not understand they are workin terriers inbred dogs isn't that were you get the faults so why test any dog for a fault Quote Link to post
vixen 528 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 they are not pedigree dogs so who cares,,, decent terrier men give there pups away to friends so it's ok to breed and give away a dog with crippling genetic/congenital faults of some kind as long as it's not pedigree and it's free?? that's very decent indeed vixen they are not pedigree dogs what part of that do you not understand they are workin terriers inbred dogs isn't that were you get the faults so why test any dog for a fault A pedigree is a piece of paper NOT a bone structure..............ANY dog can be born with a genetic fault, but some responsible people stop these faults in their tracks not keep breeding from them and make faults worse or add then to a fault free line, but there are some who "dont care" which i take it you are the latter, now what part of that dont YOU understand?? Quote Link to post
WEDGEY 749 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 they are not pedigree dogs so who cares,,, decent terrier men give there pups away to friends so it's ok to breed and give away a dog with crippling genetic/congenital faults of some kind as long as it's not pedigree and it's free?? that's very decent indeed vixen they are not pedigree dogs what part of that do you not understand they are workin terriers inbred dogs isn't that were you get the faults so why test any dog for a fault A pedigree is a piece of paper NOT a bone structure..............ANY dog can be born with a genetic fault, but some responsible people stop these faults in their tracks not keep breeding from them and make faults worse or add then to a fault free line, but there are some who "dont care" which i take it you are the latter, now what part of that dont YOU understand?? this is not up for debate vixen this is a working dog site?? that bit of paper is what its all about MONEY pedigree dog is where ye get the trouble with bones ... well bred working terriers have more out crosses coming in than them pedigree muts so save this for a cruffs debate 6 Quote Link to post
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