I believe the topic on feeding, exercise and HD and elbows was caused from a reply I made a to a post about HD a number of digest's back,.
This is from my earlier post. <<<When a puppy leaves your home with its new owner who is loaded with good information about the best way to raise their new puppy and they chose to do it their way, food , exercise & training, you as the breeder have lost most of the control when the car turns up or down the road and is headed for home which may be a very good home BUT what they choose to do is their choice not the breeders.>>>> *** I never once said food, exercise or training caused HD, and I never said it was the puppy owners fault if their dog came down with HD. We all know it is in the Genes but we can help prevent it from being a crippling condition by proper feeding, and exercise in some case's. . Living in NE Oregon on 5 acres with two horse's, four Bernese Adults 1 male 2 intact females, 1 spayed 10 year old and seven 4 1/2 week old puppies plus two barn cats. Owned by Bernese for over 17 years and this is our 14th litter. In case any one was wondering we are not "RANCHER RAY" nor do we advocate keeping your puppy penned up like a veal calf. Ray & Pat Burgett Eaglecap Bernese Talee,Lexi,Boomer,Bell & Max www.goodbernerfood.com http://users.eoni.com/~eaglecap/ Draminski Ovulation Detector Rep
