picadilsnewfs
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my 2year old female has been cleared on heart, and eyes, cyst. is normal, elbows normal, hip show moderate hip dysplasia. Should we go ahead and breed her to a male with good or better hips?
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Ivoryudx
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Yes, JoJo is correct. If she has moderate hip dysplasia, she should not be bred. It doesn't matter what the male has, the odds are very high that she would pass that on to any puppies she'd produce. For the well being of your girl, you need to consider that carrying a litter will stress her hips even more. Thats why they say to keep dogs with any orthopedic problems, thin. You do not want them carrying the extra weight.
Sound Bay Newfs
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Why go through the expense and the risk of sedating your girl to find out how her hips are, if you are going to breed her anyway regardless of the results? She could pass on poor hips regardless of who she is bred to.
jeva
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spay her....who would buy from a breeder if the bitch has hip dysplasia...unless you are breeding from a mill, your buyers will be checking health history and if they are not checking I am not sure I would sell to them....because they do not know what is all involved in this giant breed....IMHO
picadilsnewfs
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Thanks all! This is the first one we've had with a problem. Probably gonna spay her. Thanks again
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Garden_girl
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Ecstatic, I look at it like this...think of all the heartache & expense it could cause those new puppy owners down the road, the pain and discomfort those Newfs might have, not to mention just doing *what's right* to preserve the integrity of the breed. Spaying is the best decision to make, good for you.
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KatieB
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Do not breed this dog. I agree with what everyone else is saying but as a puppy owner also have some words of wisdom. If you do breed her and someone buys one of the pups and it gets hip dysplasia and it is diagnosed at a young age corrective surgery could help and guess who the puppy owner will look to for payment for that surgery. Our dog had OCD which is partly genetic as well as other things and although we did not ask for it because we had a responsible breeder and stud owner the full purchase price of the dog $1800 plus $3,000 to pay for both surgeries was given to us due to our dogs problem. So if the ethics of breeding a dog with dysplasia don't steer you clear the financial ramifications of having one puppy with dysplasia much less a whole litter should certainly steer you clear of breeding this dog. Do what is in the best interest of the breed and don't breed a dog with poor hips it would be heartbreaking for a family to have to deal with a pup with dysplasia that could have been prevented.
Sound Bay Newfs
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I noticed on the OFA board an entry that instead of having an OFA hip rating #, it said, "mild unilateral left". If this entry did not get an OFA rating #, does this mean the hip was bad enough not to get a rating?
Sound Bay Newfs
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That's what I thought, Susan. Thanks!