Re: [PyrNet-L] considering a Pyr

[wetheri@emmanuel.edu (Ann K. Wetherilt)]

pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org writes:
>(the sad
>cancer stories on the Berner list have brought tears to my eyes several
>times); I don't think I could handle that heartbreak!! 
No breed is immune to cancer, I'm afraid, Julie--and numbers of us on this
list have indeed had to handle that one with our pyrs. Generally, I think
pyrs are a strong and healthy breed, perhaps because they still are so
definitely working dogs. But there are no guarantees--all we can do is
love them and treasure them....and, of course, do our homework in
selecting a breeder from whom to get a puppy so that we minimize the
probability of genetic problems.
Ann, Peg, Paddington and Ivy Rose