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    • GOLDEN SUN TEMPLAR (IMP MALTA)
    • BAVANAS PRIDE EROS (IMP HOLL)
    • ATARAXIA JOAN JETT (IMP AUS)
    • LINJO ZOE (IMP SA)
    • VRYSTAAT SURPRISE (IMP BELG)
    • IMMER MOED ANNE (IMP HOLL)
    • LINJO ROXY (IMP SA)
    • ATARAXIA TOO GOOD (IMP AUS)
  • GALLERY
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    • SANDAHARR MISCHIEF (BLONDIE)
    • ATARAXIA TOO GOOD TO BE CALLED ANGUS (CHIEFTAIN,AUS.IMP.)
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    • RAZZY VIDEO
    • JJ VIDEO
    • BRONSON VIDEO
    • KATO VIDEO
    • WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?
    • OUT WITH THE GANG 1
    • OUT WITH THE GANG 2
  • SA MASTIFF NEWS
  • SHOW/APPRAISAL RESULTS
  • ABOUT US
    • WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
    • IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DOGS!
    • ACHIEVEMENTS
  • ABOUT THE BREED
    • PUPPY INFO
    • BREED HEALTH
    • BREED ARTICLES >
      • BREED DIVERSITY
      • BREED TEMPERAMENT
      • BBC A.I. INTERVIEW
      • INTRODUCTION TO THE BREED
      • DOG WORLD ARTICLE 2010
      • DOG WORLD ARTICLE 2011
  • NEWS/FOR SALE
    • DOGS/PUPS AVAILABLE
    • PLANNED MATINGS
  • OUR GIRLS
    • SANDAHARR FULL FORCE GALE (GRETA)
    • SAXON GUCCI (HANNAH)
    • SANDAHARR MINDY (HAVOC)
    • SANDAHARR BOMBALURINA (LILY)
    • SANDAHARR MINNIE THE MINX (CRINKLES)
    • SANDAHARR SONGBIRD (HEATHER)
  • OUR STUD COLLECTION
    • SANDAHARR MANHATTAN (HECTOR)
    • SANDAHARR CINNAMON BALLS (SAXON)
    • SANDAHARR REAL REAL GONE (BIFF)
    • SANDAHARR DESPERADOS (ANGUS)
    • SANDAHARR MORK (NOVO)
    • SANDAHARR RUMPELTEAZER (TEAZER)
    • OPTIMAL SUPERIOR ZALIM (KATO THE 3RD)
  • RETIRED AND/OR REHOMED
    • SANDAHARR GROLSCH (PRUDENCE)
    • BOLD AS FCUK (MABEL)
    • SANDAHARR (CHI CHI)
    • SANDAHARR NETBALL (SKINNY)
  • THE PROBLEMS WITH IMPORTS...
    • PINE RIDGE BOUMSONG (IMP AUS)
    • GOLDEN SUN TEMPLAR (IMP MALTA)
    • BAVANAS PRIDE EROS (IMP HOLL)
    • ATARAXIA JOAN JETT (IMP AUS)
    • LINJO ZOE (IMP SA)
    • VRYSTAAT SURPRISE (IMP BELG)
    • IMMER MOED ANNE (IMP HOLL)
    • LINJO ROXY (IMP SA)
    • ATARAXIA TOO GOOD (IMP AUS)
  • GALLERY
  • R.I.P.
    • SANDAHARR MISCHIEF (BLONDIE)
    • ATARAXIA TOO GOOD TO BE CALLED ANGUS (CHIEFTAIN,AUS.IMP.)
    • SANDAHARR RUMBA
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SOUTH AFRICAN MASTIFF BREEDERS UK,SANDAHARR KENNELS

BREED HEALTH : INFO/TESTING & ISSUES:


SANDAHARR HAS A PERSONAL,COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH STATEMENT THAT WE GIVE TO ALL PUPPY OWNERS.WITHIN EACH HEALTH STATEMENT SHALL BE THE HEALTH SCORES OF THE PARENTS OF THE PUP THAT YOU SHALL BE TAKING HOME.ALSO CONTAINED IN THE HEALTH STATEMENT IS EVERY PROBLEM WE HAVE HEARD OF WORLDWIDE WITHIN THE BREED AND A LIST OF PROBLEMS WE OURSELVES HAVE SEEN IN THE DOGS THAT WE PERSONALLY HAVE BRED.ALL PAPERWORK IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE NEW OWNERS PRIOR TO THE BOOKING OF THEIR SANDAHARR PUPPY. 
ALL BREEDER MEMBERS OF BUKS AND S.A. STUDBOOK SHALL SUPPLY THEIR PUPPY OWNERS WITH EITHER THEIR OWN HEALTH STATEMENT OR THE CLUB'S HEALTH STATEMENT. ALL BUKS BREEDERS ARE REQUIRED TO DO A MINIMUM OF HEALTH TESTING:
HIP XRAYS,ELBOW XRAYS,EYES CHECKED FOR ECTROPION/ENTROPION,FEMALES TESTED FOR HYPERPLASIA AND ALL BREEDING DOGS MUST BE DNA PROFILED BEFORE PUPS CAN BE REGISTERED.
THESE TESTS ARE MANDATORY-SANDAHARR ADDITIONALLY TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING DEPENDANT ON THE LINES:
HEART,PATELLA LUXATION,CYSTINURIA,GLAUCOMA,DIABETES,THYROID,VON WILLEBRANDS.
BE AWARE THAT ALTHOUGH BOTH PARENTS ARE HEALTH TESTED BY A BREEDER THAT SOMETIMES ANOMALIES CAN OCCUR AND THIS SHOULD IN NO WAY BE HELD AGAINST THE BREEDER AS THEY WILL HAVE ISSUED YOU WITH A FULL HEALTH STATEMENT (REQUIRED BY ALL BUKS BREEDERS) OF ALL ISSUES KNOWN WITHIN THE BREED AND THEIR OWN DOGS HEALTH RESULTS TO ALLOW YOU TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO BUY A PUP FROM THEM OR NOT.ALWAYS REMEMBER THOUGH THAT NO BREEDER DELIBERATELY BREEDS SICK PUPS.

BELOW IS A LIST OF HELPFUL ARTICLES IF YOU WISH FURTHER READING.
John Morgan - Hip Dysplasia Article
PennHIP Testing
The Importance of Good Positioning on Canine Hip X-rays
The BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme - The Kennel Club
The BVA /KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme - The Kennel Club
The BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme - The Kennel Club
Glaucoma - Animal Eye Care
Various Canine Health and Genetics Articles
Canine Genetics
Animal Welfare Act - Tail Docking in the UK as at 6 April 2007
Bad Genes, Babies & Bath Water
REGISTERED S.A.M. BREEDERS WITH S.A.M.-UK
AND S.A.M. BREED COUNCIL,SOUTH AFRICA.
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