GSD INFORMATION
A litter of puppies from conception to delivery is 63 days
(9 Weeks).
Average Litter Size - 6 -> 8 puppies, minimum we have
had is 2 & maximum is 13!
Average life span - 10 -> 12 years.
Colours: All black, Black or black saddle with tan, or gold
to light grey markings, with lighter or brown markings
referred to as Sables.
Blues, livers, albinos, whites (i.e. almost pure white dogs
with black noses) and near whites highly undesirable.
Final colour of a young dog only ascertained when outer
coat has developed.
At Megamax, the health and well-being of all our German Shepherd puppies is
paramount.
That is why we are members of the Kennel Club Accredited Breeders Scheme,
The ACCREDITED BREEDER SCHEME is currently the only scheme in the UK that
recognises efforts of breeders to ensure that all breeding stock has undertaken
recommended testing and is fit to be bred from.
The GSD Breed Council, also run a scheme where animals can be Breed Surveyed, by a Team of
knowledgable Surveyors, and all their individual results (KC/BVA schemes/results are generally used)
which are checked, their temperaments and characters assessed, and their dentition (Teeth), and their
physical attritutes, dogs are then graded either Class One or Class Two.
The BVA/KC Health Schemes
The Kennel Club (KC) and the British Veterinary
Association (BVA) currently operate health schemes
for hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia and inherited eye
diseases.
The schemes have been developed over more than
30 years, and aim to provide scientifically based
expert opinion on these inherited conditions.
The KC/BVA screening programmes help
conscientious breeders to identify those dogs that
are clinically free of such diseases so that the best
possible choices for breeding programmes may be
made.
· The BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme
· The BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme
· The BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme
Hip scoring and elbow grading is done only once for each dog, at a minimum age of one year, while eye
examinations should, in general, be conducted annually.
For Eyes - Dogs are certified either affected or unaffected for the conditions that are known to be
inherited in that breed at the time of examination. Re-examination is important as some inherited eye
conditions have a later onset.
All results are recorded on the Kennel Club database and published in the Kennel Club Breed Records
Supplement and on progeny registration certificates. There are in excess of 30,000 results produced
under the schemes each year.
More details on Hip Dysplasia and Elbows on the following pages.
See Health Matters
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Telephone: 01373 832 988 or 07740 245 652
email: enquiries@megamax-gsd.co.uk
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