[ SHOWGSD-L ] Article/Blog (PETA) ... Top 10 Most Over-Bred Dogs

  • From: Stormy435@xxxxxxx
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  • Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:02:32 EDT

 This is just one of the items   that groups like PETA take from our work to 
improve our dogs   health.   There are seven other dogs listed if anybody 
wants to email me for them.   (10 top dogs breeds nationally, naturally).   
scroll 
down for GSDs.   Most interesting that they don't have DM on the GSDs and, if 
I am remembering right, the list is out of date for diseases most prevalent 
now.   But see how they take and distort.

Stormy


 <http://blog.org./archives/2008/06_10_unhealth.php
  
 Jun23

 Top 10 Most Over-Bred Dogs

 Posted at 09:55 AM 
  

 One of the many tragic things about breeders (Iâ??m talking about the bad kind 
here, not the awesome, rockinâ?? kind) is that their obsession with generating 
a manufactured, unnatural series of traits in the animals they manipulate 
inevitably results (as you might expect) in a whole slew of health problems for 
the victims (not to mention an untimely death for the homeless animals who 
wonâ??t 
be adopted as a result). Iâ??m about to drop some science on you here, so bear 
with me, but this list, of the top 10 over-bred dog breeds in the U.S., is a 
stark reminder of the sacrifices that these people think itâ??s acceptable for 
animals in their care to make so that they can tell their friends that their 
dog 
is the fluffiest, or the shiniest, or whatever the hell it is they talk about 
when theyâ??re not leaving hateful comments on this blog or writing big checks 
to help the AKC stifle laws designed to protect animals from abuse. Phew! 
Sorry for the run-on sentence (and the possibly unforgivable use of the phrase 
â??
drop some scienceâ??)â??I tend to get a bit ranty when I talk about breeders. 
Hereâ??
s the list:
  
 The Top 10 Most Over-Bred Dogs and Their Ailments
(Coincidentally enough, this is also the list of the top 10 most popular 
breeds, according to the AKC)

1. Labrador Retriever

     â?¢     Hip dysplasiaâ??a hip disease that can lead to crippling, 
lameness, 
or painful arthritis

     â?¢     Progressive retinal atrophyâ??degeneration of the retina, which 
can 
lead to blindness

     â?¢     Cataracts

     â?¢     Eye abnormalities

     â?¢     Bloatâ??a life-threatening condition in which the stomach becomes 
overly filled with food, water, and air and may twist, cutting off access to 
the esophagus and small intestines; can lead to circulatory failure and death 
within hours

     â?¢     Elbow dysplasiaâ??a degenerative elbow disease which can lead to 
lameness or crippling



 2. Yorkshire Terrier

     â?¢     Bronchitis

     â?¢     Early tooth decay

     â?¢     Poor digestion

     â?¢     Paralysis in the hindquarters caused by herniated disks and other 
spine problems

     â?¢     Fragile bones can easily be fractured

     â?¢     Poor tolerance of anesthetics

     â?¢     Abnormal skull formations in Yorkshire terriers measuring less 
than 8 inches (20cm)

     â?¢     Birthing complications

     â?¢     â??Teacupâ?? Yorkshire terriers often have serious health and 
behavioral problems

     â?¢     Slipped stifleâ??a condition in which the knee-like joint above 
the 
hock in a dogâ??s hind leg slips; may require surgery

     â?¢     Eye infections

     â?¢     Gum weaknesses



 3. German Shepherd

     â?¢     Hip dysplasia

     â?¢     Elbow dysplasia

     â?¢     Blood disorders

     â?¢     Digestive problems

     â?¢     Epilepsy

     â?¢     Chronic eczema

     â?¢     Keratitisâ??an inflammation of the cornea

     â?¢     Dwarfism

     â?¢     Flea allergies

     â?¢     Bloat

     â?¢     Gastric disorders

     â?¢     Panosteitisâ??a painful bone disease that causes periods of sudden 
pain and lameness

     â?¢     Spinal paralysis

     â?¢     Eye disease

     â?¢     Skin conditions



 4. Golden Retriever








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