Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:45 am Post subject: How health myths start....
This is lifted from a breeder's website - can anyone tell what's wrong with it???
"Yes, all of our dogs are hip scored and eye tested. In addition, our black Labradors are elbow scored, as this can be even more important than hip scoring in the blacks."
I'm O.K then, as my dog - who's the father of my last litter - is yellow and hasn't been elbow scored
No seriously: What a load of rubbish! why should the black labs have more problems with bad elbows than yellows and chocolates? even more worrying that the breed seems to believe it himself
what with the myth that blacks are more aggressive and now this suggesting they are more prone to health problems I feel our poor black labs are getting quite a bad rep
How can people take the time and energy to breed, set up a website but not bother to research the breed properly?.
Don't they realise that to Jo Public they are in a position of responsibility - what they say is often taken as gospel by many.
head crashes onto keyboard.... I heard someone mention that on another thread earlier this week but thought they were JOKING that someone had written that....!!!!
Di
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The boys!
Read: Wylanbriar Dog Blog on the website: Updated! 1st February 12´!
I saw that as well and was somewhat bemused, think it someone who asked if we thought the pups this person produces would be ok, think most of us (if not all) said walk away!
Sadly, on the same site, Hereditary Cataracts is missing from the list of eye diseases. Whether by accident or not, this is a major breed problem and, as the main reason for fails under the BVA certificate scheme, it should be on the list.
Are they located in East Anglia by any chance? The Newmarket testing centre only seem to use the European eye certificate NOT the BVA/KC one and HC is not listed, hence some canny tricksters using it deliberately BECAUSE of that and still saying 'clear eye certificate'....
It seems to be the only place that does promote the European one. Several bitches we've had here from suffolk, norfolk and essex have come with that one not realising I can't accept it.
Di
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The boys!
Read: Wylanbriar Dog Blog on the website: Updated! 1st February 12´!
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what with the myth that blacks are more aggressive and now this suggesting they are more prone to health problems I feel our poor black labs are getting quite a bad rep 
