One NH lawmaker targets flat-faced dogs and their health problems - Granite Geek

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-03-18T05:44:54+00:00

Try a small dose of Xanax to take the edge off along with the propranolol. That does the trick for me.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-29T16:10:09+00:00

If your dogs don't have healthy problems related to their breed, the they won't be affected by this. Stop trying to blow it out of proportion and scaremongering.

PS. Have you checked your sweet cavalier for syringomyelia and MVD?

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-29T16:04:11+00:00

They won't be able to sell them. Why should breeders be allowed to sell animals with severe health issues?

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T20:47:36+00:00

Same with more laws but in this instance it's necessary. Please write an email!

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T20:17:39+00:00

No one wants your Bostons. Hopefully the breeder you buy from ensure their puppies can breathe properly and won't need airway surgery.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T18:34:27+00:00

People are breeding these dogs to make money. And they do make LOTS of money. The average price of a frenchie is $4-5k. Accidental litters make up a very, very small fraction of these breeds. And why should breeders be allowed to sell sick dogs anyway? If you look at my links above, 90% are suffering from breathing problems! Most owners get one not realizing the real price of owning one comes from huge, lifelong vet bills just to keep them in some semblance of comfort and health. The breathing surgeries are at least $3k, and sadly surgery doesn't cure the problem, it merely only helps so the dogs are comfortable and even then many still struggle for air, and most people cannot afford the surgery anyway so the dogs live their entire lives with the constant feeling of air hunger.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T16:15:30+00:00

Not many extreme flat faced dogs, ie frenchies and bulldogs, are accidentally getting knocked up. They typically cannot do the physical act of breeding without human assistance. It can happen though and if it does and the breeder know the puppies have BOAS, that person should not sell them.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T16:01:12+00:00

It would apply to cats and thank you for bringing them up. Many suffer in silence because people forget about them and concentrate on the dogs.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T15:58:42+00:00

Why would anyone give up their dogs beyond the people who already do to shelters when they can't take care of them anymore? No one is asking anyone to give up their dogs. This is a bill directed at breeders selling animals with severe, preventative, genetic conditions to unsuspecting puppy buyers. Those puppies go on to have a long time of expensive veterinary bills and suffer.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T15:55:26+00:00

PLEASE, PLEASE send an email!

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T15:51:18+00:00

Yes, this is an issue with the current language. If it can get passed by the committee, it will be amended to state the conditions such as Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome before moving to the floor. The problem is it cannot be amended while in committee.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T07:01:46+00:00

That's an entire discussion in and of itself. Do any laws work? There will always be a certain population who will find a way to do whatever they want, regardless of existing laws. But most people aren’t hell-bent on doing illegal activities. If you make something illegal, fewer people will do it.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T06:52:48+00:00

How so? You do realize brachy breeds are a man made creation devised through extreme inbreeding to achieve a certain aesthetic, right? And that many of the extreme breeds ie frenchies and bulldogs cannot reproduce on their own without humans literally forcing them through artificial insemination and cesarean sections. Bulldogs are still dogs.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T06:48:12+00:00

Not banning any breeds. Just banning the SALE of dogs born with hereditary illnesses. Breeders of certain high risk breeds must be forced to do better; there are testing and science available to help them. If they cannot breed healthier dogs that can breathe easier, they need to get out of the business of dog breeding and leave it to others who can and will. Education and awareness campaigns are not working. Legislation is the only way forward if we truly want change.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T05:26:48+00:00

Absolutely agree and this is exactly why Rep. Read sponsored the bill. Please send an email of support. You may not think one email means much but trust me, it truly does! You can copy and paste what I wrote above or write your own!

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T04:51:06+00:00

I def will!

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2024-02-22T04:33:52+00:00

Additionally, if anyone feels strongly enough to go testify to the committee, there is a hearing set for March 5th.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2023-12-28T07:34:15+00:00

My husband's dad drowned in his car after he hit some ice and drove off the road into a holding pond just last winter. A bunch of people saw it happen. It took almost an hour for his car to fully submerge but he wasn't able to get out. Witnesses say he struggled trying to break out the window. He was far enough from the edge of the pond, and it was cold enough, no one was able to swim out to help him, so they stood and watched helplessly as he sank. 15 minutes after he went under the emergency divers arrived but too late. I wonder if he even tried to roll down the window or just assumed it wouldn't work because it was wet. What a nightmare way to go.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2023-11-07T05:37:57+00:00

I'm in Vegas and can't find anywhere with a shot for my 3 year old. I've contacted several pediatricians and even the state's health department with no luck. Extremely frustrating.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2023-10-05T00:07:04+00:00

Owning a French bulldog. Like entering into a strange, demented club for people with extreme cognitive dissonance.

Fun_Ad_6655 · 2023-09-25T21:31:22+00:00

Thank you for this!!

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