Actually, I'm not casting aspersions at all. I'm stating a plain fact. Breeders can and do breed affected dogs and not all breeders health test. And no. I don't think that those breeders necessarily cheated me. They cheated my dogs. Myra Savant
>From: bjcav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] The Truth Hurts >Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 22:24:20 -0400 > >Sorry your statement doesn't cut it. Makes little or no sense. Sadly. > >Are you saying the people you purchased the dogs from cheated you? >And further, that the dogs..typey dogs..in the pedigrees are to blame for >your misfortune? They..(they typey ones) carried the problems you speak >of.... did you purchase from established, long time, successful breeders? >Have you decided that less typey dogs will be healthier? > >What I see and what makes me very sad is people breeding with no plan other >than to test for as many illness as is possible..and the more they test the >worse their dogs become..health wise as well as type wise. I've watched >some of these people for 20 years or more...are they getting anywhere, hell >no but they sure to clog up the works. Spinning their evil little webs. > >I would think in the light of what this country (actually the world) has >just gone through and where it seems to be headed; we could as a people >stop throwing stones and try to begin to solve the minor (in the scheme of >things) problems we have without casting aspersions. > > >Jo Ann Carvill >BJ Cavaliers >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.bjcavaliers.com > > > > Laura's comment might be construed by many to be 'mean', but it is > > nevertheless very sadly true. Of the five dogs that we have bought from > > other breeders in the US, one had hip dysplasia, one had geographic > > dysplasia and one had multiple, deep punctated folds with small retinal > > tears. Somebody's breeding some dogs with some pretty serious health > > issues as these conditions are generally accepted to be genetic in >nature. > > Lots of very typey dogs in those pedigrees. Mean is being on the >recieving > > end of an unhealthy dog. Laura's comment deserves no censure; it is >true. > > Myra Savant > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peggy: > > > > I am reminded of something my grandmother used to say. > > > > "You can say what you mean, but...don't say it mean". > > > > > > > > ~Robyn > > > > -- > > > >. Trunk said: > > > > > >Fourth, this discussion could not have been thought of unless there are > > >breeders who ARE breeding dogs who supposedly exude type but have >health > > >problems > > > > > >And this comment needs no censure? > > > > > >Robyn, > > >If we are going to start policing our listers we need to be fair about >it. > > >Mean is mean even if it is said nicely. > > >Jo Ann Carvill > > >BJ Cavaliers > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >www.bjcavaliers.com > > > >========================================================= >"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. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ========================================================= "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.
