Friday, November 20, 2009

Skin problems in dogs?

which breed the west highland white terrier(westie) or maltese have a worser skin problems?

Skin problems in dogs?
From my experience, Westies tend to have more allergies while Matlese get more skin infections. Skin problems can be avoided by making sure you buy from a reputable breeder that is willing to guarantee all health problems for a couple years. It seems like it is the badly bred dogs with the most problems. Of course, you could always adopt :)
Reply:In my experience, neither one of these dogs is particularly prone to skin problems, although I have seen some westies with allergies. The most important thing is to go to a breeder who really knows their breed. They will be working to produce the best quality puppies with the least amount of problems that they can. They will also be there to help you out if you have problems in the future, and they may have a guarantee that covers certain inherited skin disorders. Other than going to a good breeder, the other things you can do to help are to feed your dog a high quality diet, make sure it is clean and well groomed, and lives in a clean healthy environment. Allergies are something which may or may not be genetic, and you can't really control those if they are environmental, but doing all of the above things will go a long way to having a healthy puppy.


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