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How Badly Do We Need to Know?

How Badly Do We Need to Know? Would you knowingly expose your puppies to a known cancer-causing agent? Would you trust claims that this product is safe for use in puppies despite NO research supporting this claim? Would you use it just because other breeders have done...

How Badly Do We Need to Know? Part 3

How Badly Do We Need to Know? Part 3 Despite the lack of safety evidence, many dog breeders use routine prenatal x-rays to get a count of how many puppies to expect. However, there are safer alternatives for counting puppies. If you have been following this blog...

How Badly Do We Need to Know? Part 2

How Badly Do We Need to Know? Part 2 Are routine prenatal x-rays in dogs safe? Over the last 30 years, there has been a dramatic decrease in routine x-rays of pregnant women due to concerns for the safety of their unborn babies. In my last blog, I challenged the...

Why Not to “Breed Them Young and Breed Them Often”!

New arguments for breeding older dog moms I have always been uncomfortable with the saying “Breed them young, breed them often” with regards to dog breeding.  This is most often heard from reproductive veterinarians who are telling breeders how to most easily get...