| Health Concerns: The Leonberger Club of America is a group of dedicated rare breed dog owners that are committed to ensuring healthy puppies. We do this by adhering to the breed standards and taking the preliminary testing precautions necessary to produce offspring that are free of the disorders that plague the giant breeds. Disorders such as hip displasia, Addisons disease, thyroid conditions, and Vonwillebrands disease. These conditions and a whole host of other disorders are regularly tracked and monitored by a national data base to ensure that affected animals are prevented from passing on defective genetics. Breeding Leonbergers has many rewards and many pitfalls. Here are some websites that may help you to learn about the many diseases and disorders that a breeder can encounter. If you come accross any other site that you think is helpful, please enter the site on our comments section of the Guest book. We will check it out and add it to the list. Von Wellebrand's disease Thyroid conditions Deadly Tick born disorders that mimic : lupus, brucellosis, blastomycosis, endocarditis, immune mediated diseases thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia, myelophthisis, cancer of the spleen or liver, Valley Fever, plasma cell myeloma, and leukemia. Pyometria Pen Hip Inherited Disorders Orthopedic Foundation for Animals-OFA Canine Eye Registration Foundation-CERF Natural Diets To all of those interested in a natural diet for dogs - Dr. Ian Billinghurst, the vet who basically reinvented the BARF or Bones and raw food, or Biologically appropriate raw foods, is coming top give a 2 day seminar in Vancouver in November. Use the attached registration form if you are interested - please pass it on to anyone who may wish to go |
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