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Posted by Bo
(wesleygator) on 2/26/2008, 7:00 pm, in reply to "Hips One of the Biggest side steps breeders make "
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Since you can Pennhip a pup at 16 weeks then you would actually save money by doing the test. Instead of waitng and seeing. Plus without a definitive number you don't know if the hips are getting better or just borderline. And as a newbie I want to be able to run as many tests as I can that will take the guess work out of it. I guess it is the engineer in me.
But ya'll need to not take everything so personal. And don't say you haven't cause I can see in the post here and on the J board.
If we were all doing the same thing then the AB would not be the dog it is today. And that is good and bad.
What are the breeders who don't hip test their dogs afraid of? What difference does it make to you if anyone test their dogs hips? Let all of the information flow and let everyone make up their own mind.
--Previous Message--
: Unfortunately we see everyday people talking about hips in our American Bulldogs. Why
: It truly sadens me to see people say the things they do primarliy because they want
: to make bottom line money! $$$$$$$ Off there Bulldogs instead of making sure the
: breed is healthy and sound! Is it worth it?
: We all read things like I cannot see anything wrong with the way my Bulldogs move
: from people who have had bulldogs only a few years and say things like
: "treat the patient" not the x-ray!" from a medical background? Or it
: does not matter if a person has DVM in front of there name as if the years and
: years of training mean's nothing and a couple of years of seeing a young Bulldog
: move is proof the American Bulldog does not need help in that particular area!
: Spining the truth or the lie does not take away from the truth
: we have avery dysplastic breed folks and we see every year Bulldogs who cannot get
: off there rear ends some young and some old! Our breed is in the Top six out of 139
: different breeds for hip dysplasia.
: Everyone of us has seen a "very healthy looking man or woman" looking
: great on the outside and they move hreat and find out they have cancer or some other
: major health problem(like heart disease or kidneys failing) and it strikes them dead
: or disables them completely soon after we witness them looking great on the outside.
: We all know money drives every poor decision and it drives every misinformed
: person to make a choice they usually regreat later.
: Make no mistake checking for bad hips in your bloodlines and pups makes a
: difference. Your puppy may be cheaper and sure you'll get a replacement most of them
: have 30-40 bulldogs so what's the problem? Waitng a heart break or your puppy
: bloodline wasn't worth the fight for right! I've got to get ready for church I just
: read and read and read the garbage people are writting about hips and the spin they
: put on hipsthat it made me sick! This is not a personal attack on anyone , I love
: you all no matter if you check hips or not ,my commitment is to this breed and my
: aliance is with God so if you have a problem with what I believe about hips take it
: up with God ,I won't argue or fight with ignorance or people who spin things for
: personal gain. I will stand up and be counted for what I believe in. Its kind of
: like that old saying live for something or die for nothing! Well if I can't do it
: right I won';t do it at all thats the way I think.!
: God Bless All: Mark @ Big Sky
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Board Administrator: Mark Moler
Co-Administrators: Paul Ciancio, Rob Barry,
and John Healy
