I doubt you will find any reputable breeder who thinks clearances are unnecessary. Clearances, in my opinion, are tools. Breeders use these tools in an effort to make educated breeding decisions. It is about stacking the odds in ones favour of certain conditions not cropping up, however even with generations of clearances something can and will pop up sooner or later. Some may say, if that is the case why bother doing them, I can only imagine an increased frequency of issues presenting themselves if we were dealing with generations of ‘unknown’. Continue reading →