I questioned S8 about that detail, because I was incredulous that it could have been a dog my S never knew personally, having passed away before he was born. However S8 replied that he was "pretty sure" xW was talking about Angus and not Duncan.
Knowing my S and his attention to such details, I tend to believe him.
Originally Posted By: naej
Was Angus a GSD or a Boxer by any chance?
Scottish Terrier. Cushing's has been known to run in this breed, even though reutable breeders have done a good job in getting that and vWD under control in their stock. But apparently my brother, the breeder for both my dogs, made a bit of mistake in selecting Angus' sire.
I understand what you're saying about breeders overbreeding their animals such that they introduce unfortunate side effects into their lines, all to achieve a "designer" dog. I don't believe in inbreeding or line breeding for this reason. But breeders can still take steps to improve a breed without such issues arising.
When we discovered that Angus had Cushings we had Duncan neutered -- we were not going to risk passing it on to other generations.
