These 10 dog breeds are considered healthy.

The vital four-legged friends: 10 healthy dog breeds

Everyone dreams that their own four-legged friend is as healthy as possible – and stays that way. In addition to →nutrition, →care and the conditions during breeding, the dog breed also represents an important aspect when it comes to whether a furry friend is healthy. Of course, choosing a particular dog breed does not guarantee that your four-legged friend will actually be healthy, but the not that your four-legged friend will actually be healthy, but the chances of a disease-free life are significantly better.

Buy healthy puppies:

Here's what you should watch out for!

Whether a dog breed is considered healthy can be determined, for example, by the:

• Length of the snout (flat, long)

• Length of the back (long, short)

• Size of the breed (small, medium, large)

• Position of the eyes (protruding or not)

• Tail shape (hanging, upright, curled)

• Skin characteristics (wrinkled, smooth)

Our list of 10 healthy dog breeds

• →Belgian Malinois

• →Border Collie

• →Appenzeller Mountain Dog

• →Elo

• →Bichon Frisé

• →Bolonka Zwetna

• →Cavapoo

• →Pinscher

• →Australian Kelpie

• →Alaskan Malamute

Completely healthy – with the right food. With Pets Deli, you can lay the foundation for a healthy and long life from day one, because health is also related to nutrition. No sugar, grain-free and free from unnecessary additives – that's our promise to you. Out of love for our furry friends, because they are family.

Which dogs have the fewest illnesses?

In general: the larger a four-legged friend, the more likely it is that problems and movement-related illnesses will occur. The Malinois is considered particularly healthy, even though this Belgian four-legged friend belongs to the →large dog breeds and especially to the shepherd dogs. Closely following is the extremely intelligent Border Collie – no wonder that the →English four-legged friend is so popular. With this breed, too, there are hardly any breed-specific diseases. With a proud age of up to 16 years, this agile companion will be with you for a long time – but due to its high urge to move, it needs people who have plenty of time and motivation to keep the dog mentally and physically stimulated.

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Which dogs have the most health problems?

Some dog breeds are genetically and partly due to overbreeding prone to various diseases. For example, the popular →German Shepherd often suffers from hip dysplasia (HD) and is already restricted in movement at a young age. Four-legged friends like the musculoskeletal system are limited. Dogs such as →French Bulldogs, the →Pug and →Shar-Pei are significantly burdened by their short snout in their breathing and often struggle with shortness of breath throughout their lives. The well-known →Dachshund is also at risk due to its long back of developing breeding-related problems such as herniated discs and other conditions.to become ill.

Also when →buying small dog breeds you should pay attention to a few things. Not infrequently, →Chihuahuas and similar breeds are bred smaller than the standard at the expense of their health (so-called "teacup puppies") and are therefore considered torture breeding. (so-called "teacup puppies") and are therefore considered torture breeding. With a weight of under 2 kg in adult dogs , organ damage, early death, and unconsciousness are not uncommon. By the way, the same caution also applies to →buying large dog breeds, which are bred bigger and heavier at the expense of their health.

Overbreeding

More and more purebred dogs are nowadays considered overbred. But what does that actually mean, when a breed or a dog is labeled as overbred?

With overbreeding, the desire to bring out certain traits in dogs (gigantic or tiny sizes, special coat colors, short legs, flat noses, etc.) can result in defects, degeneration, behavioral disorders and an increase in the allergenic potential of foods. of foods.