should I start training my Greman Shepard

[wolfsoul]

I agree with demigoddess....Unless you are going to be a proffessional breeder who keeps pedigrees and gets x-rays done and wants to make the breed better, I wouldn't breed her...German shepherds are the second worst breed in the world for diseases and other medical problems, and have the worst reputation for hip dysplasia...great care must be taken with breeding and ecspecially with dogs that are as vulnerable as GSDs...

[zeyad]

thanks for the feed back guys. I decided to ahead a get her spayed before her first heat. Wolfsoul what is the first breed to be vulnerable to diseases??

[zeyad]

anyone know where I can get a Labrador Retriever? I'm looking for breeds that are willing to ship a pup to me in the US Virgin Islands. The puppy most have already been check by a vet for any health issues and has gotten its shots. And also the pup most have papers.

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by zeyad
thanks for the feed back guys. I decided to ahead a get her spayed before her first heat. Wolfsoul what is the first breed to be vulnerable to diseases??

I can't remember lol...I remember reading a list on every breed in AKC and it had all of the statistics on diseases and everything, it was great...but I focused mostly on the german shepherd since that's my second fave breed, and forgot what the first dog was lol

[zeyad]

Can anyone please tell me what is micochipped for a dog?? And where can it be down, at the vet?? Everyplace I look everyone is talking about a microchip.

[oodlesofpoodles]

Microchipping is done at the vets office and many breeders will do it also. In my area it runs about $25. for the chip to be inserted. I highly recommend it. But just be sure to have it checked from time to time. My Riley has 2 chips, The first one move to his elbow (it was advent) the 2nd one(home again) was inserted 2yrs ago and is still in the same place between the shoulder blades. At the clinic we scan the entire dog with the scanner as not all people place the chip in the same place and the chip will sometimes move,

[zeyad]

but what is a microchip for? So when you take your dog to the vet the microchip tells the vet what shots the dog already recieve? In other words what is the purpose of a microchiP???

[wolfsoul]

A microchip is like an identification thing...
If you find a lost dog, you can take it to the vet or a shelter where the microchip can be removed from it's neck and the dog can be identified by putting a censor thing over it

[oodlesofpoodles]

You don't need to remove the microchip. If a dog is chipped and sold to someone else, you send in an update of new ownership and all new information as to the new owner . The wand as it is called you turn it on and scan the entire body. if the dog is chipped it will read the number out and you call the recovery number depending on which chip it is and they will tell you who the vet is who the emer. contact is aand the owner. Its a great way to locate missing pets There is to be a new chip coming out that if your pet is missing, you call a number and they send out a signal and it will locate the area your pet is in within 30 feet. I am trying to find out about it. will update when I do.