Hi, I am going to stick my neck out here a bit. If you are indeed seeing a dog that looks like "pieces put together from different dogs" at AKC shows, then to me that says that there are too many people getting into this breed who are not doing their homework. The internet has been a good/bad thing. Years ago, before the internet, breeders were a bit more unapproachable and I think that new people getting into the breed realized that they had to take their time and work their way up. I think that is true of many breeds. It is almost too easy today to jump with both feet into the dog world without a clue.... buy up dogs (at very high prices) without much thought to the distant pedigree behind the dogs...and then breeding those dogs even though they have no close common ancestors....and we are surprised when type is lost???
I spent many years on the sidelines just sitting and watching. Hey, I am still sitting and watching and hopefully learning..LOL. The number of imports that are coming over are astounding...so why are people having problems with type? I really believe IMHO, that without a good mentor and a good understanding of the lines behind the dogs and what lines seem to niche in with each other that type will indeed be easy to lose. It is very sad to even hear mention of an "American Cavalier" or an "English Cavalier". Kind regards, Kim Ballymena Cavaliers Nordic Angoras ========================================================= "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.
