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I was speaking to a toy poodle breeder recently who said a lot of toy breeders do not health test their dogs. This breeder I spoke to had fully health tested her girl but had used a stud who was not health tested at all. Her girl was Optigen A so that was ok. But am I wrong in thinking that the stud should have had a cerf and patella exam? She said she'd been around the stud for a few days and could tell his hips/ knees were fine... It just raised some questions in my mind.
The timing's not right so this is not a breeding I'm considering (plus there's these questions). I'm just wondering what other people's opinions are. My gut says both dogs in the breeding pair should have all recommended health tests done prior to breeding. Thoughts?
The timing's not right so this is not a breeding I'm considering (plus there's these questions). I'm just wondering what other people's opinions are. My gut says both dogs in the breeding pair should have all recommended health tests done prior to breeding. Thoughts?