ORIGINAL: BetterBirddogs
I like training older dogs myself. They are usually smarter and concentrate better. You can usually get an older dog to do what you want in about a third of the time.
My question is this and I hate to be Debbie Downer here but if your buddy's dog was stricken prematurely with cancer why would he breed a dog like that? Chances of your dog suffering the same fate are moderate.
You know I was actually wondering this my self. I was just thinking about now there are a whole litter of puppies that are likely to have that issue, plus how may of them will be bred??