For good or bad we constantly try to eliminate them from our lives. We have all been walking to our cars and found another car with a dog locked inside. It appears innocent enough at first. The owner did not want to leave it alone at home so took it for a fun car ride. There are numerous disorders that may be genetically linked, and there are certainly ways to minimize the chances that your stud dog is in possession of these traits either outwardly or in his genetic map.
Vision loss can be devastating to our pets.
These breeds belong to a subcategory of canines described in the veterinary literature as Chondrodystrophoid. This is one more reason to castrate your dog. With Easter coming, we have candy all over the house, which my young children drop or feed to our dog. I think that chocolate is toxic to dogs but cannot completely remember. This material is formed from the food and bacteria that are normally present in the mouth.