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Well the breeder I am speaking of has dogs from Shoshone kennels, so yes they are BIDC registered, she says she breeds BI only, no NI.
Typical, but expected. Sometimes the truth will hurt, given my previous post, can you tell me this: Who is lying? The breeder of BI's that...
See Phil, can I call you Phil? :grin: I will help or support ANYONE if they are honest in their practice, but what you have just said is the direct...
Not my problem, its yours.:mrgreen:
I have Rachel. Previously. The only people to blame is the people who hide it. If its in the open nobody can be accused of hiding anything can...
Probably yes Shona, realistically though, hips shouldnt be uneven.
No Im not, but then there isnt the secrecy with other breeds is there! If you want to have a pop, take your best shot, but seeing as you are the...
One thing I do notice with NI hip scores is that most of them are uneven.
Because if you want to know about the health issues in the NI they are in the health section! They have closed it to "normal" member and you can now...
Pay to join the NIS, apart from the ones they remove sharpish, the health section makes interesting reading.:-) Im not interested in breeding...
Thats probably because there isnt anything wrong with yours at the moment! I can assure you some people have been told not to talk about health...
Hi Tawneywolf. The blood test (ELISA) for vWD is unreliable. It was the first test that was available and the clear/carrier levels are a grey area....
Thats a very good example LS.
Blood clotting disorders like vWD are done by DNA swabs to the specific labs that test them. Hips are the Vets, eyes at an eye specialist, addisons...
There is plenty of evidence that the breed has serious health issues that need addressing yes. They are all inherited diseases, such as HD,...
Well done!!! :023:
Thats called inbreeding and what causes major problems within a breed. I have seen a 4 generation pedigree with 6 lines back to that dog, its...
My head hurts!
I think there is a bit of CWD in them.
Personally Id have to question the BI. its just the NI with a bit of something else! ;) I find it strange that on the Shoshone website, a dog is...
