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Are there any more health risks in a mature female rescued from a puppy mill than may occur in any other mature female?
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on Sep 15th 2009
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Answer is yes and no. First of all there are no guarantees even if purchasing a puppy from a well known show breeder. Nothing is 100% certain. But usually if you are rescuing this dog from a rescue organization then normally they will not let any dog be adopted until they get everything they no about totally fixed. For example they will make sure teeth are taken care of and I know they give all their dogs thorough vet exam. This female more then likely had all kinds off issues and is very lucky to be alive today. The life of a puppy mill is a rough one. But rescues take care of all those problems before putting them up for adoption. So should be fine. I am sure they will answer any questions that you have about her so ask them if she had any major problems, etc. They will be honest because they only want the best forever homes possible for all their little rescues.
Daisy answered on Sep 15th.
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My boyfriend has a Golden rescued from a puppy mill (she was being bred) and she has been very healthy. Only some minor things that any dog could have. I think it depends on whether or not the dog is healthy when you get him/her.
Harper Lee
answered on 9/16/09.
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My suggestion is to visit this website: www.gbhs.org That is the greater birmingham humane society. They have a BUNCH of dogs from a recent puppy mill raid and most are female. They have done extensive testing of these dogs and list many health problems already discovered. But as you read you will notice that due to the poor conditions some of these dogs are still developing them. For example Taz went blind only a month ago.
Keeping in mind that with all purebred dogs they have a short genetic line, so the chances of negative health genes becoming dominant genes is greater than say with mutts who have a longer more random line. When you have a puppy mill situation the "breeder" is not being mindful of whether they are pairing brother sister, sister father, etc. Like with people when you inbreed there are problems.
Chibi Cha-Roo
answered on 9/16/09.
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