It's sad when I find show breeder websites that list nothing about health testing for the respective breed- no hip tests for GSDs, no cardio tests for Dobermans, etc- because the stacked structure of the dog according to a standard counts more importantly than the dog being a physically sound example of the breed.
There's a reason why, if a friend asks me to give them opinions of a particular breeder, I look for health testing as one of the primary red-or-green flags. If one is going to pay $800+ for a dog, one should be getting a dog that has a better guarantee of sound health throughout their life.
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It's sad when I find show breeder websites that list nothing about health testing for the respective breed- no hip tests for GSDs, no cardio tests for Dobermans, etc- because the stacked structure of the dog according to a standard counts more importantly than the dog being a physically sound example of the breed.
There's a reason why, if a friend asks me to give them opinions of a particular breeder, I look for health testing as one of the primary red-or-green flags. If one is going to pay $800+ for a dog, one should be getting a dog that has a better guarantee of sound health throughout their life.