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I am *so* sorry he has that problem.
For years Ibizan breeders were absolutely psycho about keeping the breed intact, health-wise.
Then, someone buys a couple "pet" quality dogs and the next thing you know, the problems start creeping in.
*Most* reputable breeders -insist- on a spay-neuter contract before they even let you take the dog home.
One of the rescue Dobes I had was from the Ahrtal kennels and he was perfect in every way.
Absolute show quality.
The breeder offered him for adoption through the Bowie area rescue branch because her stud dog beat up on the pup.
Before I could even take him home, I had to pay for a physical, all his shots *and* his neutering.

Arthur lived to an amazing 15+ years old....:)
Merlin, his gal-pal was a PA ASPCA adoption and her age was indterminate due to the terribly hard life she'd lived.
[she'd surived distemper and living in the wild, eating mice for months before anyone could get near enough to catch her]
She was *this* close to being killed because she was afraid of people and looked -horrible-.
She had open running sores, skinny as a snake and her fur was sunburned to a straw-brown.
6 months later I took her back for a visit and no one there even recognized the magnificent, glossy dark-chocolate brown Doberman bitch I was leading.

So many people visit the pound and see only what the dog is *now* and not what it will be *later*.

God bless your daughter for giving a good home to a dog who ~needs~ one.....:)