Puppy's Health Depends on the Mother's Health
When you are able to understand that a bone structure, a good nervous structure and a good growth of the hair depend on the quality of the mother's blood throughout the important nine weeks of the embryo's development in the uterus, you realize how important it is for all specialists who talk or write about dog care to also mention the care of the pregnant dog.
As for the reproductive male, the essential point is, in the same manner, the good state of health when choosing a reproducer, as it is by him that, as with the female, the hereditary diseases can be passed on to the puppies.
Hereditary diseases like, for example, itchy skin afflictions, common in many chow-chows and dachshunds; chorea in collies and terriers; nephritic diseases in Scottish terriers; hind leg paralysis in dachshunds and Pekingese dogs; hip dysplasia in German shepherd, Labradors and Samoyeds; toggle joint problems in King Charles cavalier spaniels and poodles; epileptic attacks in Kerry blue terriers; deafness in bull-terriers; youth blindness in afghan greyhounds and adult blindness in border collies – these are some examples of hereditary diseases that manifest in an animal species. Maybe the worst example of anti-natural ways of bring up dogs is found in the poodle breed (both toy and miniature), which suffer from so many hereditary afflictions like the lack of teeth, deformed inner ear and blindness. Amongst many breeds, there is also a lot of general epilepsy, chronic skin diseases, cardiac afflictions, diabetes, etc., and lately cancer has become more widespread. Such diseases can now only be uprooted with a lot of patience and natural care.
There is no doubt that the cause of all canine health degeneration must be blamed on the systematic breeding of dogs in hopes to reach a perfect model for exposition, at whatever cost. The truly important points are, for example, good health, never taken into account when breeding, these breed are undoubtedly destined to lose. For a common hereditary disease to spread, all you need is for one champion dog to become a popular reproducer, while at the same time suffering from these afflictions. Let's look at the beautiful border collies, raised for their resistance, intelligence, etc, although never selected for their conformity to a certain pattern or exposition model, they are also not inoculated; and, however, in spite of not having any model for exposition, they are easily identified as a breed, because of its type. They are not decimated by current diseases, and their food is the most rustic there can be; rustic, yes, yet at the same time nutritious, with food that goes from falconry to pig meat, to milk. They also receive some raw meat, and their aspect is impressive. Nobody resists to them.
