Well, I don't know what she meant but I still didn't take it that way. Genetics are funny, eh? Many times you can breed for a lovely head by mating one great head to another and presto! the great god of dog breeders send you an entire litter of plain headed pups. And..you can mate an excellent heart to an excellent heart and presto! here comes the heartbreak litter. Puppies with heart disease. JoAnn
> > Laura, > > I didn't take the statement that way... > > I took it to mean that these people test positive for many things. > > As I said, genes do not discriminate between health and type traits. If you > think that those who scream loudest about testing and are using only fully > tested dogs have a higher percentage of their dogs testing positive for many > things than the breeders who don't, then you are implying selective breedng > does not work for health-- OR type. > > Maybe breeders who fully test are more open and honest about the occurence > of problems in their dogs because they are confident they have done the best > job possible. As for me, I have done everything in my power to ensure my > dogs will end up as typey as possible, have as good a temperament as > possible, and absolutely, positively know those who are bred do NOT have HD, > patellar luxation, inherited eye problems, or early onset MVD as evaluated > by SPECIALISTS. I know the occurence of problems in my dogs is NOT higher > than other breeders and I'm quite certain they are lower than most. So I > could care less who knows what problems I have. > > Laura Trunk > Roycroft Cavaliers ========================================================= "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.
