My show/field chocolate female only had a summer ear infection yearly as a younger dog. She has so many other nice qualities, and I had a waiting list for puppies, so I bred her. She had six females. Out of six puppies, 2 developed skin allergies (one of them the pick female I kept). That was enough for me to spay the dam, and retire her from breeding. She has now since developed severe allergies as she has grown older.
Possibly, a different outcome with another sire, but I opted to not take a chance.
Possibly, a different outcome with another sire, but I opted to not take a chance.
