It was a sad day when my little mini-foxy, Minnie, had to go. She was just 15 years old and had a heart murmur which got to her in the end. The problem was her breeding as she was what is termed 'pure bred'. That means her parents were not genetically as strong as cross-bred animals and they passed on the weaker recessive genes rather than the stronger dominant ones that ensure good health.
Minnie loved to run and jump around and was always ready for a game. Towards the end, however, it was a case of carrying her home from even the smallest of walks. This was very sad to see and she could not understand it. Her little heart pounded very fast against my hand as I held her.
To stop this kind of pain requires breeders to wake up to what they are doing when the so-called designer dogs are produced. The inbreeding of father to daughter or mother to son for the sake of making something that is unusual and, therefore, creates more demand and higher selling prices are not good and buyers should not encourage it.
My previous dog was a cross foxy-corgi and he was marvellous. Full of life and love he went with us everywhere and lived til he was nineteen and a half years. This was a good life-span for any animal of this type. He had no heart flutters, never suffered from arthritis or other conditions, was always happy and survived many horrors, even being shot in the back on one occasion.
The difference between pure and cross-bred animals speaks volumes and is one of the first principles in making their lives better. By obtaining an animal that will cost less to rear and live longer the benefits to the family in terms of enjoying their pet will be appreciated and breeders who do the wrong thing might wake up to better practices.
Minnie loved to run and jump around and was always ready for a game. Towards the end, however, it was a case of carrying her home from even the smallest of walks. This was very sad to see and she could not understand it. Her little heart pounded very fast against my hand as I held her.
To stop this kind of pain requires breeders to wake up to what they are doing when the so-called designer dogs are produced. The inbreeding of father to daughter or mother to son for the sake of making something that is unusual and, therefore, creates more demand and higher selling prices are not good and buyers should not encourage it.
My previous dog was a cross foxy-corgi and he was marvellous. Full of life and love he went with us everywhere and lived til he was nineteen and a half years. This was a good life-span for any animal of this type. He had no heart flutters, never suffered from arthritis or other conditions, was always happy and survived many horrors, even being shot in the back on one occasion.
The difference between pure and cross-bred animals speaks volumes and is one of the first principles in making their lives better. By obtaining an animal that will cost less to rear and live longer the benefits to the family in terms of enjoying their pet will be appreciated and breeders who do the wrong thing might wake up to better practices.
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