#epilepsy in the 3rd generation a wonky vertebrae near the back row

[fjordfolk]

and in the spirit of the topic of the day, talking about a subject with great confidence doesn't make anyone an authority or even mean they're particularly knowledgeable. some people just sound really confident, or they don't know enough to know what they don't know. saying shit isn't proof of anything. show don't tell type of deal

[wyrddogs]

#and the more confidently a breeder posts about their dogs' health the more suspicious i get because USUALLY#it means theres a lot they havent checked#OR that they're overstating the things they have vs the things they havent and the things they can't check#there is always something and if someone tells you there isnt they they either dont wanna tell you or they dont know#there is always a recessive something or a sibling with dysplasia or granddad that died at 6 or a heart murmur cousin#epilepsy in the 3rd generation a wonky vertebrae near the back row#or a half sibling that died young from a bizarre set of symptoms the questions are#does it form a pattern. and how is it weighed

and in the spirit of the topic of the day, talking about a subject with great confidence doesn't make anyone an authority or even mean they're particularly knowledgeable. some people just sound really confident, or they don't know enough to know what they don't know. saying shit isn't proof of anything. show don't tell type of deal