FCE - Should Future Sheltie Owners Be Told?

my point exactly. it probably unrealistic expectation but having following info where lets say grandmother produced 15 pups and 10 of them developed diabetes would def put owner on alert that they have historical predisposition and need to be screened perhaps earlier in life. Sounds quite utopic though since who would collect and keep all that info...
 
http://www.poodlehealthregistry.org/

Both breeders and pet owners submit to this database, and they track most of the issues in poodles. By inviting pet people, they make it hard for breeders to hide issues. You get reports like this:

Vetset Ever Ready
20 Jun 1995
PP460757/01 EL266693 b, Callname=Paul, Hips=Good[OFA] , Parent_of=SA-subclinical[OFA], Excellent[OFA](3), Fair[OFA](9), Good[OFA](17), HD-Mild[OFA](1) , Sibling_with=SCC

It's a pretty cool website. Poodles have more than their fair share of health issues, so someone had to track them!
 
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