I can certainly see the benefit of doing that. In fact, that would be the piece of the puzzle that lets us weigh all of the factors in a breeding program. None of us want to produce ugly little cavaliers who live to be 25 years old, but neither should any of us be happy producing beautiful typey dogs who do well in the show ring but are diagnosed with MVD, a terminal disease after all, at five years old. There is a middle ground to be found here, and it involves giving a little bit on structure, and cosmetic issues, while balancing out what you can accept healthwise on a dog you use for breeding. Do you eliminate the dog with retinal folds who comes from 7 year old heart clear parents? No reason to get flamed at all as long as you are doing the best you can to produce sound, pretty little dogs with sweet temperaments and a reasonably long life. Myra Savant
>From: sandy liston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] not a champion, a producer of champions >Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 09:17:59 -0800 > >--- cavlover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, at the risk of being flamed......I don't look at the champions > > that the > > stud dog has produced. I look at the hearts that he has produced, > > the hearts > > that his parents and grandparents have, and the heart that he has > > himself. > > You can always improve on structure, and you can always build a > > better line, > > but you can't put a price on a good heart. If the boy had 7-8 year > > old heart > > clear parents and I could see the proof, he would be worth a lot more > > than > > $1000 to us. > > > > > > Myra Savant > > OK, I have a question then- Responsible, reputable breeders breed >from good stock. Healthy, typey, sweet dispositions etc... We who have >pets from these (breeders have kept the best of the litters)wonderful >dogs quite possibly have potentially good breeding stock ?.?. > If the breeder agrees--is there any negative feelings about holding >off neutering of an pup until it is older? > If the breeding pool of cavaliers is narrowing-why not allow a very >good looking, healthy cavalier to remain intact until it is decided >otherwise? > OK, OK now you can flame me instead of Myra > sandy liston > > > > > > ========================================================= > > "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. > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. >http://shopping.yahoo.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.
