[Glenn Ashmore]

I don't believe she did. It was a local litter bred by a friend. He was a
good and very intelligent dog but he was in pain the last few years.

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"Jeff" wrote in message
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Glenn Ashmore wrote:
How is your PWD holding up health wise? That is my first choice for a
boat dog but my daughter had one and he developed some skin and joint
problems at about 8 years. He lived in an apartment for 10 years but
every afternoon when the door opened he was ready to go even with his hip
problems.


No problems at all so far, and we really don't expect any (knock on wood).
Prior to getting her we checked out the health of her blood lines,
including genetic tests for the several inbreeding problems they've had.
Porties have had problems, but the breeders got together and volunteered
for genetic studies that mapped out the problems. Don't even considered a
breeder that doesn't offer these reports.

I'd be curious if your daughter had this sort of info when she got hers.