Kimberly Davis
Autor de Teaching the Dog to Think
Obras de Kimberly Davis
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I was not so pleased with the breeder-bashing portion of the book. It's really sad that her dog had problems, but even the best breeders can't prevent ALL problems from happening. Just like the best of human parents sometimes have a child with disabilities. There is not yet a genetic screening test for epilepsy or for arthritis. There was no proof given that either of these were problems that had shown up in the lines of dogs. The author bashes the breeder for doing line breeding, exclaiming that they (this breeder and breeders of purebred dogs in general) don't understand about genetic diversity. Then the author offers a paragraph suggesting a potential "solution" of "hybrid vigor" defined as breeding dogs of two different breeds together. When both breeds carry the same potential health issues, and the "breeders" of these dogs don't test them, relying on "hybrid vigor" to solve all ills...then we have a very serious problem. Line breeding is how breeds are developed and is done because you're familiar with the potential problems in the line and can minimize some risks. You are not risk free for genetic defaults in an outcross breeding - especially when there are no genetic health clearance tests available for specific ills.
Having a dog whose enjoyment of life is somewhat curtailed by health issues has got to be a very frustrating experience. But the breeder bashing portion of the book was uncalled for and unnecessary. There are plenty of mixed breed dogs out there with very serious health problems, at least the *responsible* breeders (granted, there are a lot of irresponsible breeders in for a quick buck) are making an effort to understand and avoid such issues.… (más)