02/21/2026
Excellent read! We have definitely seen an increase in pups with allergy and skin issues. We want to help each pup the best we can, so we have invested in numerous high end product lines that offer products for many different issues. Nothing but the best for our favourite four legged friends 🐾🫶
Rant warning...
Allergies are hereditary and dogs with allergies should be removed from breeding programs. Full stop.
Veterinary teams have seen a massive rise in allergic dogs over the past 20 years. We see allergies most commonly in poorly bred "doodles" and other breeds like Frenchies which are bred only for $$$$.
Reputable breeders keep close tabs on their progeny and make hard decisions based on any issues they find in their lines. They do genetic testing for common diseases to ensure they aren't unknowingly breeding dogs with genetic disease. They research pedigrees and ask hard questions. They spend a lot of money on testing and remove dogs with issues because the goal is to produce healthier dogs. They remove dogs from their breeding lines based on their research and outcomes of breedings.
Why do they do these things? Because they know their puppies are going to pet homes to be beloved companions for many years. They don't want to pass on disease and heartache and expense to their puppy families. They want their pups to be healthy and long lived. Their puppy clients become family.
Backyard breeders, puppy mills and random dog matings producing mutts do NONE of this testing. They breed dogs for financial gain alone and don't track the puppies they sell. They don't retain customers, check in or offer guarantees. They don't create friends for life through the puppies they breed. They don't care about their puppies and they don't care about you. They are a money making business.
Please for the love of dog, do some research. A lot of research before bringing a dog into your home.
If you're purchasing a purebred, ask questions, check the lineage, see what diseases are common in that breed and find out about testing AND results. If a breeder won't share test results back multiple generations, WALK AWAY!
If you're team "adopt don't shop" - which is still shopping unless you take the first dog thrown at you - please find out about where the pup came from, how old it is, has it been properly socialized and what breed it is predominantly and whether it fits your lifestyle. You are playing Russian roulette with a mixed, randomly bred pup as far as its health status. So be prepared for additional expenses. The "mutts are healthier" is TOTAL BS. It is just not true. Vets see far more mixed breed dogs than purebred in our practices.
So tired of 'vets are in it for the money'. Wake up. Take responsibility for your choices. Are you enabling poor breeders with your choice?? Are you actually buying a pup from someone who is in it only for the money??
Choose wisely with an abundance of information before making a choice of a pet that's coming into your home for hopefully 10-15+ years. Ask the hard questions, research pedigrees. Assume nothing.
Phew...steps off Saturday morning soapbox...
