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Posted by Karen on April 17, 2008, 7:18 am, in reply to "Re: Breeding the bulldog!!!! "
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Jasmine came into our lives fall of 2007. I was doing a breeding with Suzie at that time, and Jazzy was looking for a home. I fell in love with her as soon as I saw her, and she came home with me after our last breeding. She has been a complete joy to have! I prepared myself for this "bull headed" breed, but to my delight she has been easy to train and a pretty good listener! She has grown to be more than I could've hoped for, and I felt she was due her own page. I will be breeding her this summer (2008). So check back often to watch her grow, see who she'll be bred with, and find out when to expect pups from this amazing girl!
Unless your Bulldog is immature looking, the first picture is date stamped Aug 27, 2007 and the pup looks to be maybe four or five months old based on the Bulldogs I have worked with close to that age as well as my show experience in the past and watching the Bulldogs.
Therefore if she was say six months in the first picture, she would be a year old in Feb, and the earliest you could breed her according to the Bulldog club late summer - but she cannot have full hip scores done until 2 years old and some bulldogs are not mature physically until older - 18 months is still an adolescent.
The next picture is from Oct and then March 30 2008.
http://www.imperialmastiffs.4t.com/blank_1.html
Unless you decide to go back and change your site from the past couple days and this morning, this is right off your site.
Plus you have no pedigree info on the site not indication as to HEALTH TESTING. Bulldogs have many health issues. Also, is she anything other than a pet? Again, you are not indicating anywhere on your site that you are doing anything with your dogs in regards to health testing alone. Even if you are just breeding for companions animals and not showing and proving your dogs are the same quality or better than their parents and grands, you still owe it to those looking at buying your dogs to ensure you are breeding the healthiest dogs possible - especially with a breed that is a genetic mess to begin with.
Here is a list of issues considered hereditary in the Bulldog.
Have you ever seen the Canine Inherited Disorder Database or read Padgett?
(just a few) elongated soft palate, small trachea, allergies, dermatitis, demodetic mange, eye lid anomalies, hip dysplasia and heart problems, von Willebrand's.
vWD is there - has your dog had the DNA test for vWD? If she is to be bred this summer as your site indicates, you should look at that soon as the test can take several weeks for the results to come back. Has your dog had a cardiac check yet by a cardiologist to make sure that there are no signs of cardiac issues?
There is nothing on your Bulldog page regarding health testing either.
From the database mentioned above http://www.upei.ca/~cidd/intro.htm - go to breed and then Buldog:
"Most important
These disorders are relatively common in this breed, and where possible, efforts are being made to eradicate them. Ask your breeder about these conditions in his or her dogs. These disorders seriously affect the health of your pet and may require medical or surgical intervention.
Brachycephalic syndrome
Hip dysplasia
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Pulmonic stenosis
Ventricular septal defect
Other disorders which have an increased incidence in this breed
These disorders occur less commonly or are less devastating than those mentioned above.
Aortic stenosis
Cleft lip/palate
Cryptorchidism
Deafness
Demodicosis
Distichiasis
Entropion
Fold dermatitis
Hemivertebra
Hypoplastic trachea
Hypothyroidism
Hydrocephalus
Prolapsed gland of the third eyelid
Spina bifida
Tetralogy of fallot
Urolithiasis
Disorders associated with conformation
These disorders are directly related to the conformation or standards for the breed. Although these conditions have in many cases become so common that they are accepted as normal for the breed, they can still cause serious physical problems and discomfort for the dog. One component of responsible breeding is to breed away from the extremes of conformation that cause these physical problem.
Brachycephalic syndrome
Fold dermatitis
Hypoplastic trachea
Other disorders which may be inherited in this breed
These disorders have been reported sporadically, and may be inherited in this breed.
Coagulation disorder (Factor VII deficiency)
Laryngeal paralysis
Lymphoedema
Retinal dysplasia
von Willebrand's disease"
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