Dog Genetic Disease: Hereditary Disease Is Widespread In The Dog; To Date Over 500 Genetic Diseases Have Been Described!

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Dog Genetic Disease: Hereditary Disease Is Widespread In The Dog; To Date Over 500 Genetic Diseases Have Been Described!

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

In fact every single dog that exists today carries at least
four to five defective genes and currently dog breeders spend over 500 million
dollars annually in an effort to address this problem of genetic disease in the
dog. However if this alarming trend is to be properly addressed it requires the
participation of everyday dog owners! Click link below find out more on this
issue.

Dog Genetic Disease