Thank you Jan! I thought that example might paint a clearer picture of the concept of "kennel blind and making excuses". I thought it was kinda funny too, but then again I am very easily amused. As for the difference between the BYB and a breeder who should know better. Well, I feel sorry for the byb, their heart is in the right place they just want puppies from their beloved "Fluffy" and think that "Spot" down the street is sweet and the same breed, what luck. However, I have absolutely no tolerance for the breeder who should know better and chooses to make excuses through their kennel tinted glasses. Those characteristics "type" if you will are what make a breed a specific breed and not another. Quoting from Pat Trotter's book..."Breed for type, cull for soundness." Even the mill puppies sold in pet shops in my breed are immediately identifiable as such. They are rangy, leggy, and have long narrow muzzles and heads and we all know the millers aren't selecting for squat.
Terrie:) mjtkrinker wrote: > Terrie, > > I love your breeding comparison of Cindy, Brad and Danny-great example, and also >very funny:) What is the difference between a breeder who knows about the breed >standard and does not use it and the backyard breeder who does not even know a breed >standard exists-(or health testing etc.)? I imagine you could put two nice, >registered, typey Cavaliers together to breed, and if left on their own, a few >generations later they would not closely resemble the lovely dogs first bred. I think >there would be a tendency toward longer muzzles, shorter ears. almond eyes, greater >height. If you look at populations of feral canines, they all have features very >similar to one another. Without care given to those characteristics we admire they >will be lost. > > PS I thought it was so cute this AM to see our 3 mos.old Aussie, Fiona, (Piranha) >playing tug with the Cavalier Tuffy until I realized the tug object was a CAVALIER >EAR ARGH!!!! > > Jan Rinker > > ========================================================= "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.
