Joanna Kimball's Blog – June 2010 Archive (2)

Enjoys long walks on the beach and raw chicken backs

This is a repost from my blog; the surgery I am talking about was to fix an icky-looking but harmless vaginal prolapse. Her caboose needed to be shaved but the surgery was flawless and as soon as the hair grows in she will look completely normal. She is spayed. I've had some interest in talking about her but I am looking for the PERFECT home and am not in a hurry.…

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Added by Joanna Kimball on June 24, 2010 at 10:29pm — 10 Comments

Is your breeder's contract worth the paper it's printed on?

Here are some MAJOR red flags when you look at a breeder contract or "health guarantee."

1) The health warranty (which is what it should be called; nobody can "guarantee" health) runs out before the disease would show up. This is SUPER COMMON. People will offer a one-year warranty when OFA won't even certify hips before two years old. Other diseases (most heart problems, for example) won't show symptoms until the dog is fully mature. By making the deadline while the dog is…

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Added by Joanna Kimball on June 23, 2010 at 3:10am — 5 Comments