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Health Articles
of Interest
Since becoming
active in the dog world in 1987 with Rottweilers and 1994 with
Pugs, I have suffered through the heartbreak of hip
dysplasia, juvenile cataracts
and heart disease in dogs that I have
loved.
I have written several articles,
that have been featured in various breed-specific publications
and on the Internet.
I am or have been a member
of the Health Committee for both the American Rottweiler Club
and the Rottweiler Club of Canada, and I have written health
articles for both those clubs as well as for the Northern Ontario
Rottweiler Club, the Pug
Club of Canada, the Pug Dog Club of British Columbia, the Pug
Dog Genetic Registry, the Clumber Spaniel Club of Canada
and the Poodle Club of Canada newsletters.
- Aortic
Stenosis
- OFA Hips
and Elbows
- PennHip:
Early Diagnosis of Canine Hip Dysplasia
- Eye
Certification & Juvenile Cataracts
- AKC
Health Conference Report
- Information
on Juvenile Spaying and Neutering
- Canine
Cancer: A Breeder's Perspective by Rhonda Hovan
- Pet
Therapy
- Environment,
Genes and Mental Hygiene by Pernille Monberg (Wolfhouse Kennels,
Denmark)
Consequently I only breed dogs
that have been through a battery of genetic health tests: hips,
elbows, eyes, hearts, thyroid, bleeding disorders (Von Willibrand's
Disease), hemivertebrae, patellar luxation,etc. (the testing
varies between breeds) and I do not breed dogs who have ruptured
their anterior cruiciate ligament(s) for any reason.
Most of these tests have been
done by board certified veterinary specialists (hips, elbows,
eyes, hearts, sebaceous adenitis) NOT by general practitioner
veterinarians like myself. I hope to spare anyone getting one
of my puppies from the heartbreak that I suffered my first few
years in dogs.
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