German shepherd puppies (IMAGE)

Clemson University

German shepherd puppies

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The German shepherd dog is predisposed to congenital idiopathic mega esophagus, an inherited disorder in where a puppy developed an enlarged esophagus that fails to move food into the stomach.

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