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Question:Ok, I plan to breed our family dog. How can I figure out if the pups will have, genetic mutations, or future health issues?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Ok, I plan to breed our family dog. How can I figure out if the pups will have, genetic mutations, or future health issues?

Have both parent dogs tested for hereditary and breed-prone conditions. OFA hip and elbow testing, CERF testing to ascertain eye health, testing for heart conditions such as MVD, testing for incidence of patellar luxation and hip dysplasia if your dog is of a breed in which it is known to exist. Depending on the breed you have there are usually plenty of other breed-specific health conditions which should be tested for before breeding. If you're thinking about breeding you should already be in posession of a great deal of knowledge about your breed and be involved with breed club/s, and be aware of particular problems for which the breed clubs believe testing is vital. The Kennel Club (British) gives this overview of health testing: http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/477

All dogs in the bloodlines of both sire and dam should be champion-lined, show-champions who have been similarly health tested, for a good number of generations. Good, reputable breeders are so strict about being ethical and sound in their breeding practices purely to prevent poor-quality animals with health problems being produced in the first place.
Generally speaking, if you didn't buy your dogs as show and breeding quality animals, they almost certainly won't be either. Only superb examples of the breed who meet breed standard in every way should be bred, and show and working titles exist to ascertain which dogs are excellent specimens and which should be spayed and neutered pets.

The only good reason to breed is for betterment of the breed, to produce more champion puppies equal to or better in quality than the dogs you currently have. There's never any excuse for breeding to make money, create more pet dogs or just because you fancy a litter of cute puppies - thousands of dogs who'd make wonderful family pets are euthanised every year at shelters because of backyard breeders and puppy millers who cared only for their bank balances or weren't responsible enough to understand the burden that comes with breeding.
If you're seriously interested in breeding in the distant future, affiliate yourself with a breeding mentoring scheme run by the breed club of your dogs' breeds.

Don't you think there are already enough unwanted dogs in the world? Please don't breed more.

I had to throw this in -- GENEALOGY is the study of one's ancestors, not genes

GENETICS is the study of genes

You should not be breeding for 2 reasons.....both reasons are that you are not educated enough to do so..........the first reason is that you don't even know the difference between genealogy and genetics. Genealogy is a historical body of research of one's ancestors. Genetics is a science and is what you are asking about. They are not the same thing and are not related. The 2nd reason is you clearly are not educated enough about the ins and outs of breeding and about your breed of dog. You cannot just go and breed any dog and hope for the best. It does not work that way. So, I would suggest that you spare the poor dog and its puppies from any trauma by NOT breeding.

I think your question has come through to the wrong forum, this is genealogy the the research of our ancestors, its people related not pets. You might find you get a much better response on this forum posted below the Dogs forum,
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/dir/;_ylt=At...
hope this helps.