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In the past few decades, breeding dog genetics has become quite a hot topic in dog breeding. This is because the dog breeding process is must more likely to produce puppies with certain genetic mutations that lead to hip dysplasia, eye problems, heart problems, and hearing problems, than if dogs were allowed to breed with any other dogs they chose. This is because the dog breeding process narrows the genetic gene pool and increases the chance that the two mating dogs have the same bad recessive gene, guaranteeing that their puppies will have the mutation. For this reasons, many modern day dog breeders look to breeding dog genetics to ensure that their puppies are genetically perfect. Breeding dog genetics includes screening both parent dogs for any negative recessive genes, which helps the breeders decide if they want their dog mating with the other breeder's dog. Breeding dog genetics is very expensive and not all dog breeders can afford. Oftentimes dog breeders ignore the breeding dog genetics and just hope for the best. Usually dog breeders assume that at least one to two of the puppies of each litter that their pregnant female dogs birth will not survive the first few
weeks of life, usually do to the negative effects of breeding dog genetics. Those breeders who can afford breeding dog genetics will only breed their dogs with those dogs that have a clean bill of health and clean breeding dog genetics. By paying extra for breeding dog genetics tests, breeders can almost ensure that all of their puppies will survive their first few weeks of life, which greatly increases the breeder's bottom line. Some breeders will use breeding dog genetics on the puppies that are born as well. This way the breeders will able to show their customers that the puppies they are buying are genetically perfect. Additionally, some breeders will keep the puppies that have a completely clean breeding dog genetics test for themselves, to use as breeding dogs when they are of age. Because breeding dog genetics tests do not change through a dog's lifetime, such a test only needs to be completed once. If you are interested in buying a full bred dog, try to buy a puppy from a breeder who uses breeding dog genetics tests on their puppies. This way you can greatly decrease the risk of your puppy having hip dysplasia or heart, eye, or ear problems. This will also greatly decrease your heartache and veterinary bills as well. However, if you simply fall in love with a breeder's puppy and do not care about his or genes, then do not worry about it, just love your puppy.
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