Peggy writes: >>>>2. Winnie - No, I do not and never will put health before type. What a question, >>>>when I thought I'd already made that clear. Health is important...but if you >>>>want to put health before type so your little dogs live forever, you are in the >>>>wrong breed. Do what the anti-breeding people say and get a mutt...your chances >>>of it being healthy are 50-50. Putting health before type will lead to loss of >>>type. >>> Do Not Put Words In My Mouth! Yes, I test...but if the dog is ugly and/or >>>unsound, I frankly don't care if it lives to be 25 and still has a clear heart. I >>>don't want an ugly dog no matter how strong its heart is.
First of all, how is asking a simple, one line question, "putting words in your mouth"?? You made a comment, and I simply asked for clarification. Nobody is talking about breeding "ugly" dogs, but dogs that are not fully tested and/or bred too young, or don't have parents who are health clear simply should not be bred. Period. I really don't understand how someone can justify breeding a dog, however 'beautiful' and conforming to type, if the deck isn't stacked in it's favor as far as health is concerned. If a breeder doesn't make health the first priority, I'm wondering if this fact is shared with potential puppy buyers? Winnie Columbus, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dogs are made of love and fur. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
