Disposition of Test-Litter Puppies
Test-litter puppies, even though normal in appearance, must not be
allowed to slip back into open breeding. Where one parent is a chondrodysplastic, all
normal puppies in the test litter are recessive carriers of the gene. The AMCA
approved of the following methods for handling test puppies.
- Donation to institution working on problem of chondrodysplasia
- Euthanasia by humane means
- Early sterilization and subsequent placement in pet homes
Early sterilization encompasses tubal ligation on puppy bitches and vasectomy on
puppy dogs. It is normally done between five and eight weeks of age. The AMCA
produced a brochure on the early sterilization process. [Reference 9]
The only exceptions to the stated methods of disposition of test puppies would be
the holding of chondrodysplastics, or possibly carriers, to be used as control animals
in further test-breeding.
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