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Originally Posted by PixieStix  Yes, larger dogs don't generally live as long as smaller dogs, especially giant breeds. So many dogs have inbred health issues, not just huge ones. You are so adament it's mean to breed giant breed dogs, do you support breeding tiny toys like two pound yorkies? Or I may have worded that incorrectly, do you think it's so mean that teeny tiny dogs exist as well as the huge ones? Do you think that it's mean that Dalmations are prone to deafness, many many many dogs are prone to hip dysplasia, Chinese Crested Hairless have no hair, etc? Even shih tzus can have problems that have been bred into them. I'm not saying that any of this is right to do, but most purebreds can potentially have issues, not just giant ones.
I have a five pound registered, papered Pom. Nope, I didn't go to the breeder, I got him from someone rehoming him due to severe allergies (who didn't really take good care of him). Luckily he's been healthy so far with the exception of a minorly loose knee cap and dental issues. My other dog is a mongrel, SPCA special. Mid sized, he's technically a senior now but perfectly healthy. |
X_x I didn't exactly mean that part about it being "mean" to sound the way it did. I meant to say that I find it sad how so many large+giant breeds develop bone+joint/skeletal issues, and that arthritis must be harder for them. I'm not pitying them.
Yah, "pancake faces"(as I like to call them) can have unique deadly things happen to them that can be directly caused by an irresponsible handler, like collars. Brachycephlayic (sp?) breeds cannot wear collars because if the right amount and velocity of pressure is applied, then their trachea can collapse. Eeeks.