Re: [pyrnet] Dwarfism or Congenital Chondrodysplasia

["Janice Swenson" <janices@austin.rr.com>]

On 27 Sep 2000, at 13:41, JGentzel@aol.com wrote:
> http://www.minnesotamalamuteclub.com/chdhist.htm
> 
> To see a sample of the deformities.  Just short cute dogs?

Joe, 
Maybe I'm looking at this the wrong way but I consider the 
chondrodysplasia itself to be a type of deformity since the skeletal 
development is not normal.  The degree of deformity depends on 
whether the dog lives a relatively normal life or not.  


Janice, janices@austin.rr.com
Lana & Linsey (newfs), Sonny (pyr)  
http://home.austin.rr.com/janices
Hutto, TX