G Force Border Collies Health and Nutrition

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before using any of these
products. Read below!! We
am not a vet so these are just
my recommendations.

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Responsible breeders only breed dogs who can pass hip
scoring. Breeders should also breed dogs who are only
going to produce dogs who are free of CEA,CH,CL and TNS
this is easy to do if your dogs are DNA'd.

We feel people are quick to make excuses for why they don't
OFA breeding dogs or why at least one of the parents are
not DNA Normal for CEA,CL,CH and TNS. The only REAL
reason we can think of is pure irresponsibility.

At this time the only genetic diseases we can test for with
DNA are : CEA,CH,CL and TNS. Once more tests become
available we will happily test for those as well.

Hips should be either BVA hip scored, OFA,OFA prelim
scored or PennHip'd.
Hip dysplacia can be caused by more than just genetics, it
can be environmental as well so it is important that all pet
owners take caution with young dogs who like to jump a lot,
who live in homes with a lot of hard or slippy surface flooring
as well.
Tile floors can be hard on young growing bones and dogs
may slip or fall and cause injuries to growing bones so be
aware.
Good site for more info: HERE

We don't care if you are breeding to produce pets, working
dogs, show dogs or any other type of dog you should be
producing healthy dogs to the best of your ability.   If a
"breeder" is not able to afford the cost of health testing then
how will they afford to raise the pups, feed them, vaccinate
them or any emergency treatments with the pups or parents?
This may seem harsh but it is a reality.

If you are looking for a pup and notice the prices of pups are
anywhere from $50 -over $1,000 there is usually a reason.
There are times when you will see a pup priced higher
because of the color out of non tested dogs and you will see
ads that say "rare color" but that is a selling tactic by
uneducated breeders. There are not really any "rare" colors
in Border Collies so don't be fooled.

Health testing does matter so don't be fooled.