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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Have they really bred dogs to the point where all the conditions mentioned have to be met to make sure it lives beyond puppyhood and behaves?
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The short answer is no, they have not. I still treat my dogs pretty much as I always have, basic training to the point where I don't want to shoot them, feed them non-designer dog food and (gasp!) the occasional table scrap or butcher bone, and take them to the Vet only when there is something "really wrong".
I also have a dollar limit set on Vet care. I will not spend huge amounts of money on cancer treatments, MRIs or "maintenance drugs". I will treat them with dignity and kindness, and grieve for each one when they are gone.
I guess I'm just old school, or just old. I use to be one, now I'm both.