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I watched this tonight and felt, after The Cove, it deserved posting here.
This exposure of the effects of inbreeding and purpose bred deformities amongst dogs REALLY needs more exposure.
I do not apologise for posting the upsetting nature of the footage.
Documentary - BBC - Pedigree Dogs Exposed
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I wonder if it'll make "Animal Planet". I blame the AKC and other groups like them for turning dog breeding into a perverse "sport" based on appearance. Its become a game where sociopath fat-asses can be winners. We've had dogs from a number of great breeds over the years but when we searched for our current pooch, I was banned from several breed forums for asking "inappropriate" questions. We found so much on serious genetic problems and ridiculously intrusive and restrictive conditions for purchase in so many breeds that we decided instead on a rescue mutt. I'm not a cat person, but these creeps are doing the same thing to cats now. Some of the "breed" standards I've seen like hairless cats and faces so flat that they can't breath properly seem to me to be plain cruelty.
"We must beware of those who burn with zeal but are not endowed with much sense." - Angelo Roncalli
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I used to work and breed 'lurchers' for hunting which were basically a hybrid of Salukis, greyhounds and various breeds, the intention being to combine the best attributes of speed, stamina and guile.
What any owner or breeder never did was use Kennel Club/pedigree dogs to create lurchers however, as generations of breeding for shows had resulted in virtually every breed losing the qualities that had been bred into them when they were first created, while breeding faults in.
If you bear in mind that almost every breed was initially created to do a certain task or job - usually involving hunting - you'd be hard pressed to find a single breed which could still do that job now as well as the breed once could.
Dalmatians, bulldogs, daschunds - I was going to make a short list of the worst cases of dogs which have been ruined but on reflection there are hardly any which have survived the demands of the show fraternity.
Best Regards,
Chris redmond.
What a shame. We own a three year old ruby red King Charles, she's already had some health problems, had to have knee surgery when she was younger.
The wife decided to get a Cavalier after seeing one on some TV show (sex in the city), without doing her research first. Of course now the dog is part of the family, wouldn't have it any other way.
But at least you might now be able to find what things to look out for for.
I hope your dog bucks the trend.
Actually we found out about the breed's many problems when the dog's knee problems surfaced. One day at a time, as the saying goes. She's doing fine now.
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