- Jane Wooding and I launched the ESAA BAER Database for Deafness – now the largest BAER Database for one breed in the world.
- I initiated the English Setter Donor Advised Fund for research housed at the Canine Health Foundation.
- I make recommendations to the ESAA Board which research projects should receive financial support from our Donor Advised Fund.
- I’m a Charter member of the Kettle Moraine English Setter Club (based in SE Wisconsin) and have held every officer’s role at some time.
I am especially committed to breeding healthier English Setters at Linwood:
- -I try very hard to get ALL the puppies I breed checked for health issues when they reach the appropriate age.
- -This includes ALL the puppies in a litter and not just those placed in homes where they will be bred.
- -All of my personal breeding stock has been checked for Hip Dysplasia, Elbow Dysplasia, Congenital Deafness, and Hypothyroidism. Whatever the results, they are shared honestly and I submit them all to the Open Registries at OFA (www.offa.org). Every dog I breed is free of the first three health problems. Thyroid disease is still very common in English Setters and some of my dogs still have this problem.
- -I am actively trying to improve the health of the Linwood dogs with each generation I produce
REQUIREMENTS OF PUPPY BUYERS:
- -My most important requirement is that you have a loving home and want a dog to be your friend.
- -My dogs are not well suited to living outside in a kennel day and night. My puppies are raised in the house and make special family companions. I go to great lengths to socialize them so they will be well-adjusted dogs.
- -My dogs need a safe place outside to run and play every day. A fenced yard or electronic fencing is a MUST. Most English Setters cannot be trusted to stay in a yard without tangible boundaries.
- -I require that you agree to do hip & elbow xrays and submit them to OFA (the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) soon after your dog turns two years old.
- -I recommend that you check your dog for thyroid disease when they are two years old and periodically after that since this is a common problem in our breed.
I GUARANTEE:
-Each puppy leaves my home healthy. I ask that you take your new dog to your vet to verify this within the first week.
-Each puppy has had their first set of shots.
-Each puppy has had a microchip placed for permanent identification.
-Each puppy has had their hearing checked with the BAER test. I send all the results to the ESAA BAER Database.
-Each dog I place of any age is healthy and has a stable temperament.
-I will discuss openly & honestly the health clearances for every dog I place.
-I am willing to discuss openly & honestly the health clearances for the parents of every dog I place.
-I am willing to be a resource for the owners of my dogs throughout the dog’s lifetime.
~Lin Sell
