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Dandie Dinmont Terrier Health Care & Feeding

By Michele Welton, Dog Trainer, Breed Selection Consultant, Author of 15 Dog Books

Start your Dandie Dinmont Terrier off on the right foot by feeding the right food, giving the right vaccinations, finding the right vet, and if you're going to spay or neuter, don't do it too early.


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Dandie Dinmont Terrier Health Problems


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Information on spaying Spaying Your Female Dog: Pros and Cons
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Information on neutering your male dog. Neutering Your Male Dog: Pros and Cons
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Dandie Dinmont Terrier

Complete list of Dandie Dinmont Terrier health problems

A good number of Dandie Dinmont Terriers are blind in one or both eyes. Glaucoma tops the list, followed by cataracts and corneal ulcers.

Orthopedic diseases should be expected because of the breed's deformed (chondodysplastic) build, which means short dwarfed legs and long back. The most common orthopedic diseases in Dandie Dinmont Terriers are intervertebral disk disease, hip dysplasia, and luxating patella (loose knee joints).

Allergies (which cause itchy skin and can lead to bacterial skin infections) are common in all terrier breeds.

Hormonal/endocrine system diseases in Dandie Dinmont Terriers include hypothyroidism and Cushing's disease.

The most worrisome cancer in the breed is lymphosarcoma.

Preventing health problems

Some health problems are inherited. For example, if your dog inherits from his parents the genes for an eye disease called PRA, he will go blind and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

Dog feeding and health book by Michele Welton But most health problems can be prevented by the ways you raise your dog.

My best-selling book, 11 Things You Must Do Right To Keep Your Dog Healthy and Happy shows you how to raise your Dandie Dinmont Terrier in all the right ways that help prevent health problems. Become your dog's health care champion!

Michele Welton with BuffyAbout the author: Michele Welton has over 40 years of experience as a Dog Trainer, Dog Breed Consultant, and founder of three Dog Training Centers. An expert researcher and author of 15 books about dogs, she loves helping people choose, train, and care for their dogs.

To help you train and care for your dog

dog training videos Dog training videos. Sometimes it's easier to train your puppy (or adult dog) when you can see the correct training techniques in action.

The problem is that most dog training videos on the internet are worthless, because they use the wrong training method. I recommend these dog training videos that are based on respect and leadership.

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