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Have you ever stopped to think about the health risks of x-rays for your dogs? Thinking, knowledgable dog breeders are finally starting to question the marketing hype that leads our dogs down the path of “routine radiation exposure”. X-rays/radiographs are a huge money-maker otherwise, some financially backed researcher would have done a paper showing that …
Environmental Chemicals Impact Dog Semen Quality - Duh! Here is an interesting report on a population of breeding dogs exhibiting a 26 year (1988–2014) decline in sperm quality and a concurrent increased incidence of cryptorchidism in male offspring (1995–2014). A decline in the number of males born relative to the number of females was also …
How can a whelping box be an “environmental factor” in puppies developing CHD (Canine Hip Dysplasia)? I was recently having a conversation with a fellow NR breeder, discussing CHD not being genetic and it got me to thinking about many of the environmental factors involved that are being found to contribute to CHD as well …
Appropriate Exercise For A Puppy What is appropriate exercise for a puppy? The idea that exercise is some kind of “magic bullet” that will solve all behavior problems with our dogs and puppies is simply not true. I have been reading and observing that this idea has led to a dangerous trend of puppy owners …
Canine Hip Dysplasia - Collagen Related? You will see that this topic is one that I wish for everyone, especially dog breeders to really understand. Why is this condition thought to be genetic? Is it preventable? Is it being bred out of dogs by ethical breeders? The following is a very informative article is written …
Have you seen our Natural Rearing Breeder Spotlight page yet? Check it out now! We want to shine the spotlight on some of our wonderful NR breeder members here at the NRBA by interviewing them and giving them a chance to talk about their breed and what natural rearing means to them. The Natural Rearing …
Canine Hip Dysplasia - The Real Causes Canine Hip Dysplasia NOT genetic and taking x-rays and breeding dogs with good or excellent OFA hip ratings to other dogs who also have good to excellent hip ratings, does NOT prevent it! Learn the real causes! Hip dysplasia is not a “genetic malformation of the hip socket”as …
Breeder Spotlight NRBA: How long have you been raising your dogs “naturally”? Roberta: I started raw feeding in February 1987 after buying a copy of Juliet de Barclay Levy’s book, the complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat. It actually took me until 1994 to get off of the vaccine merry-go-round. A Catherine O’Driscoll …
CRYSTAL CANYON AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS AN ASCA HALL OF FAME KENNEL Our dogs are raw fed, minimally vaccinated and we never use poisons on, in or around them. **************************************** Defiance Australian Shepherds We have been feeding a raw diet for over 10 years and minimally vaccinating (Rabies only) for 17 years
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