Do you not think your post should have been prefaced with "in your opinion" ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Gates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 3:16 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] american type?
> I think it is a hugely short-sighted overview of the breed for those > observers to attribute American-bred Cavaliers as being, in some pervues, > "American Type" when, as Peggy Mickelson and perhaps others imply, it may be > just plain (universal) bad breed type. Let me just add that bad breed type > exists in all countries and is (often) governed by how many experts at any > given time period justify the leeway given to "faulty breed type" when all > these folks really mean is whomever has the right financing and fan club in > the judging circuits (or perhaps, giving the ticket) can impact the > conformation/ stats in USA and in UK. Additionally, there was (and stil is) > a lot of really crappy stuff being purchased by Americans from the UK and > from a few other countries in the name of "breed type". It ain't so, but > never mind, bucks speak volumes when that's the bottom line. Please > understand, those of you who only read the names of the owners and breeders, > that out of the top 10 conformation dogs in USA, 2 of the top 3 are bred in > Europe, and many of the rest are only 2nd-generation American-bred. Their > root-stock is right out of UK. But that means nothing and only speaks > volumes..... > > Far too many people breeding Cavaliers haven't a clue as to the history of > the breeding strains, never mind the basics of sound breed type. They breed > only to pedigrees and if one has no basic "eye" for the better specimens or > access to peopl who do indeed have a n "eye", then quickly after the "F1" > generation, these people fall into the big pool of ever-changing mediocre > breeders of dogs. As one "neuveau" said to me at last year's ACKCSC > national, when I complimented her on her dog in terms of its pedigree, "Oh, > thank you, but I don't know anything about pedigrees....." > > Yes, Miss Scarlet (I thought). > > Judy Gates > > ========================================================= > "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. ========================================================= "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.
