subject: A Guide To Choosing An English Bulldog For Purchase [print this page] How do you go about selecting an English Bulldog pup for sale? What are the key considerations? The answer is to this is simple: health. Your chosen puppy may look good but if its health is not up to standard, there is little value to that beauty.
The first matter to look into is health. English Bulldogs as a general rule have hip dysplasia and tend towards poor breathing. While it is not true that all Bulldogs have bad hips, most do. As of the time this article is being written there are less than 152 bulldogs whose hips have officially passed OFA hip certification (offa.org/search.html). To verify this information just go to the OFA website, select the breed BULLDOG and then select hips for report type. Contrast this to over 187,000 Labrador retrievers who have had their hip X rays submitted for consideration. The unfortunate fact is that many breeders, and often show breeders I particular, are breeding skin deep.
This is a practice that should stop. There is no good reason why Bulldogs should have to live with poor hips because of their breeder's bad decision. Find a breeder who has been working on on making the hips better in their bloodline and who can show it through x-rays. Don't listen to promises of good hips. Demand scientific evidence.X-rays can't deceive you.
A breeder committed to enhancing the breathing capabilities of their line of Bulldogs should be sought when you are wishing to purchase a Bulldog puppy. Unfortunately, it is common to see British Bulldogs in a show ring clearly suffering from the effects of the heat. Contrary to popular belief, this is not caused by the Bulldog's short nose. Two other factors prove of much greater importance: their elongated soft pallet and undersized windpipe. Imagine trying to drink milkshake through a straw designed for coffee (they are usually brown and used to stir and drink your coffee through). You can do it but it is not easy. Then there is the soft pallet to consider. In the majority of Bulldogs, an excess of skin and tissue is to be found on the soft pallet and this obstructs the passage of air. When you are searching for a Bulldog puppy, ensure that your chosen pup has wide, open nostrils. A great many English Bulldogs suffer from tight nostrils that are almost closed in appearance. This one seemingly minor problem is in fact quite a serious one.
Be sure when buying an English bulldog puppy that you find a puppy that comes from a healthy bloodline. It will help prevent problems in the future and help future generations enjoy the breed of bulldogs for years to come.
by: Peter Stabler
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