Many breeds and their crosses can develop these and different diseases - this is why it is so important to health tests the breeding dog and bitch - and why it is so important to ensure this has been done if getting a puppy.

Health/DNA tests etc cannot remove the risk of all of these things, but more and more tests are becoming available for breeders to make use of to hopefully breed out some of the more concerning diseases. The DNA tests are particularly useful and accurate as they can tell you for sure that the litter will not be affected/carriers etc.

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