Marsha, can we see a photo of this new dog with the shorter nose, so we can get a better idea of what's considered shorter? Gloria P In a message dated 1/4/2009 8:17:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
People tell us we should be breeding to standards...People tell us we should b short noses.....I personally like a short, but not smushed nose.....I do think the show dogs are getting a bit extreeme....think the show dogs are show, you gotta have what is winning in the ring....and the shorter the better in the ring......if you are breeding, but not showing, you still should be breeding to standards...should be breeding to standards...<WBR recently got a new stud for the sole purpose of trying to improve the nose legth in my line.....well I mean I didnt get a dog for that sole purpose...but I mean, that is the reason I got this particular one..... Marsha > When I was looking for a pup, many breeders told me the desirable look > is the shorter muzzle. I looked at a lot of photos of pups with short > and with long noses and I like the short nose. However, it will be > sad if they carry it to the extreme, smushed would be the end of the > Chihuahua as we now know it. > I hope it doesn't happen. > > Gloria P > > > In a message dated 1/4/2009 10:25:42 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: > > > > > I haven't seen any with smushed faces. The show Chis tend to have very > short muzzles compared to "pet quality" Chis, but not smushed like a > Pug. I think the idea of having to shorter muzzles is to keep the > apple headed look and to have a more prominent stop. Lots of "pet > breeders" are going toward the more deer-like head with a longer > muzzle. > > Stefanie > > --- On Sat, 1/3/09, hartzells501@ --- On Sat, 1/3 > hartz<hartzells...@hartzel> wrote: > > > From: hartzells501@ From: hartz<hartzells...@hartzel> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] COMMENT > To: chihuah...@yahoogro To: ch > Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 11:43 PM > > > > > I WAS NOTICING MANY CHI'S NOW HAVE A VERY SMUSHED FACE. I PERSONALLY > THINK THIS LOOK IS UGLY. THEY LOOSE THE LOOK OF THE GORGEOUS ORIGINAL > CHI'S. WHY DO PEOPLE TAMPER WITH WHAT IS ALREADY WONDERFUL?? > SHEILA > > > ____________ ____ ____ _ > Get a free MP3 every day with the Spinner.com Toolbar. _Get it Now_ > (_http://toolbar.http://toolbar.http://tohttp://toohttp://toolbar.htt_ (http://toolbar.aol.com/spinner/download.html?ncid=emlweusdown00000020) ) > . > > > > > > > > > ************ ************<WBR>**New year...new news. Be the first to k > headlines. (_http://www.aol.http://wwwhttp://www.aol.http_ (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) ) This email contains correspondence from an attorney and may contain privileged information. If you are not the intended receipient, please delete. Do not tell god how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. _http://taylorstots.http://tayl_ (http://taylorstots.tripod.com/) **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)

