The UK Cavalier Club publishes a Heart Registry, updated every year, in which is listed Cavaliers (over five years or any age? I can't remember) with clear heart certificates (but not necessarily from a cardiologist - infact less than 10% are checked by a Cardiologist despite Cardiology clinics held at many of the UK shows). If it is none of anyone's business, then why does the Cavalier Club feel the need to publish this Heart Registry?
The CKCSC also has a Health Registry where dogs of 5 yrs and older with clear cardiology heart test results are published (as well as doppler, eye, patella, OFA hips as a voluntary addition). Also in this Registry is a list of deceased dogs that have lived to 12 yrs of age. Also in this Registry is a list of Stud dogs and Bitches who have produced three or more offspring whose hearts were cleared by a cardiologist over the age of 5 yrs. (If anyone would like a copy of this Registry, or the one from England, you can contact me privately). In my recent communication with Dr Swensen, a geneticist in Sweden, he stressed the importance of "families". It is vital that we all know about the families of the dogs we are breeding to and from. This is why supporting the Health/Heart Registries in one's respective country is so important and it is also why health test results are the business of everyone who breeds Cavaliers. It is my understanding that it would be better to breed a borderline (note I did not say mild, moderate or severe) dysplastic dog from a litter of OFA good siblings than to breed an OFA good dog from a litter of dysplastic offspring - but in order to make this decision, you need to know about the siblings. Likewise, it would surely then be better to breed a dog who has just come up with a grade I murmur at 5 yrs (note I did not say a grade III murmur at 3 yrs of age) whose entire family history have cardiologist clear hearts than a one-off dog with a clear heart until 7 yrs but whose entire family heart history is bad. Someone once said, without knowledge of the families' heart status, you are breeding blind -- sort of like trying to fix your automobile by randomly selecting various and sundry parts from your neighbors car. It doesn't work well, if at all. So ..... don't you all think that it is better to work together, health test the dogs, provide the test results, support the various Club's Health / Heart Registries and in general be a little prouder of one's own health tested dogs and a little more supportive of those who own healthy dogs, joining them in their enthusiasm that their dog is older and healthy? It would be to the benefit of all Cavaliers. Anne Annette Jones wrote: > Well personally I don't think it is anyone's business but mine what I test > for. Should anyone wish to use one of my dogs or buy one of my puppies I > will produce the necessary documentation for them to see. Meanwhile I am far > to busy in my life to be broadcasting to the world in general every test > result - the result is only worth as much as the paper it is written on - a > dog could be clear when tested last month and have a grade 1 this month. > Neither do I think I should "be using all my persuasive powers to encourage > others" - to me it is up to their own conscience and sounds rather like > harassment > > Just my opinion VBG > > Annette > - ========================================================= "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.
