Regardless if you've decided to get a purebred dog or a loving "mutt," you'll want to make sure that the dog you're interested in offering your heart and home to is as healthy as they are happy. To help you make such a decision, we'd like to recommend that you follow a few general guidelines in determining the overall health of any dog that you're seriously interested in adopting or purchasing.
If you're in the market for a purebred dog, whether for breeding, showing, or companionship purposes, try to familiarize yourself with the breed's specific body characteristics, as well as any medical ailments that such a breed might be prone to encounter. Have your veterinarian exam your candidates thoroughly to see how well they match up to the breed's standards and to see if they're already exhibiting symptoms of common illnesses or physical limitations of the breed.
Ask your vet for input pertaining to any additional medical procedures that he or she would recommend for any of the dogs that you bring in. You might want to request that the vet conduct a basis blood chemistry work-up, a fecal and urine analysis, and/or such things as having the hips of the dog x-rayed if their breed is susceptible to problems and they haven't already been "certified."
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