Boerboel Health

When buying a South African Boerboel you must be careful where you buy your pup from and to check the background breeding of the parents. You should adhere to the following;

	Both parents should be hip scored with a score lower then 18, the lower the score the better. Topguard would class 18 on the border line. Topguard Boerboels aim to breed around 10 in all Topguard dogs.
	Topguard Boerboels would not recommend buying a dog from parents who both have score around the 18 mark! We would make sure the one parent was scoring between the 10-13 score.
	The scoring system We are referring to is the BVA, meaning the lower the score the better the hips and higher score the worse. The score is a combined result of each hip joint being evaluated separately then added together for the final score.
	In a ideal world you would want the same score in each joint making the dog perfectly balance. I.e. Tia has a score of 6 on each joint making her final score a 12, a very respectable score.

All other health issues to look at are elbows problems and hydroplaser so be sure to check the parents are free of these also.

Have any questions? Either give us a call on 07880 798 442 or send us an email at info@topguardboerboels.co.uk.
We will endeavour to get back to you as soon as we can.