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Old 4th January 2008, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by keriberry View Post

My fear is that breeding whites could also cause them to alter their position on whites. Taking away their limited registration, or worse..."weeding" them out again.
Not quite sure what you mean by this, can you explain your statement?


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Originally Posted by SherylM View Post
White boxers have a higher tendendancy than coloured boxers to have a disease called Canine Autoimmune Thyroid Disease. Can cause severe aggression issues. I have a friend with a white boxer who suffers from this disease. Fortunately for her dog she is in a loving family who are doing everything they can to let her live a healthy life. They are dealing with a vet and I think her name is Dr. Dodds who is an expert on this disease and Dr. Dodds has advised my friends that white boxers are more prone to this than coloured boxers.
I haven't seen anything in my research that indicates white boxers are more prone to thyroid problems. Do you have any links you could share? Boxers in general have the genetic predisposition to thyroid diseases, that's why it's so important to screen breeding stock.
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-...oidDisease.htm
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