Dog Genetic Disease:Every Single Dog Carries At Least 4-5 Defective Genes!

The Disturbing Prevalence Of Genetic Disease In The Dog

Genetic disease is rampant in the dog community of today.Over 500 genetic diseases have been described in dogs and several individualdog breeds are associated with well over 100 hereditary diseases. The Poodle forexample, is the dog breed that tops the list, being associated with over 145genetic diseases (The reason why the Poodle is predisposed to so many geneticdiseases is because not only are there 3 distinct sizes of Poodle, the large count of disease is a reflection of the popularity of this dogbreed. By and large a good rule of thumb is the more popular a dog breed thegreater the number of genetic diseases inherent in that breed.)

In fact every single dog that exists today carries at leastfour to five defective genes and currently dog breeders spend over 500 milliondollars annually in an effort to address this problem of genetic disease in thedog. However if this alarming trend is to be properly addressed it requires theparticipation of everyday dog owners!

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Dog Genetic Disease