| i did a ton of research before i ever bred my female. the sire is awesome as well as his pedigree. my concern was in making sure that i did everything else right after they were born. everything you guys said about hip dysplasia is correct and i appreciate the opinions. my puppies were all spoken for before i ever bred her because of the combination of these two dogs. i have the article that talks about the amount of protein in the diet as well as the amount of calcium. they say that it is not proper to get them on a lower protein diet before they are adults. the problem is with the amount of calcium not the protein. if anyone would like to read the article pm me or email me and i will give you the name of the article and where i found it. it has a lot of good info on diet from doctors not just peoples opinions. i like to see usefull info from professionals in the field that is why i read so much about this breed. |