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How and to what degree does cross breeding affect the fully developed…
How and to what degree does cross breeding affect the fully developed dog’s future quality of life?
Genetic health issues
Defenerative myelopathy
: This is a progressive disease that commonly develops in older dogs, it consists of the loss of coordination in the hind limbs. This causes dogs to lose balance easily or drag their feet.
Cardigan Welsh Corgis
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Golden Retriever
Pug
Hip dysplasia
: This is a common occurence in the growth stage in dogs. Hip dysplasia is the loosening of the hip joint which causes dysfunctions and increadible pain. As this health issue develops, it can grow into arthiritis.
St. Bernards
Rottweiler
Great dane
German Shepheard
Mastiff
Labrador Retriever
Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome
: Brachy translates to shortened and cephalic means head. Therefore, brachycephalic dogs have smaller skulls, which is why numerous dog breeds have a "pushed-in" appearance.
Bulldogs
Pugs
Shih Tzus
Bull Mastiffs
Boston Terriers
Chondrodysplacia
: Also known as canine dwarfism, this disorder causes the abnormal growth of cartlage causes the disproportionate growth of limbs.
Alpine Dashbrake
American Cocker Spaniel
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Chihuahua
Canine Dialated Cardiomyopathy
: Also reffered to as CDM, it is a disease in the cardiac muscle which decreases the heart's natural function to pump blood through the vascular system.
Dobrrman Pinscer
Great dane
Cocker spaniel
Boxer