Janet, thanks for your reply on this issue. I found one of your statements very interesting and I need for you to educate me a little bit about it. (I don't want to sound dumb, but if I don't know something, I ask questions) What exactly does it mean where you say..."If you went to the well too often, you lost bone". I am asking because I thought my last litter was a little bit too fine boned, but had overall good structure. I thought maybe it was because there were nine pups, but thinking from a genetic point of view, of course I know that isn't the case. If you don't mind taking a minute, I would appreciate some information about good bone on these dogs. Myra Savant
>From: Janet Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] influential dogs >Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:20:38 -0500 > >I would like to respond regarding my husbands dog--Ch. Ttarb The >Bratt--Bratt is the Sire of 137 AKC Champions--he had the most exquisite >head and expression(sorely lacking in the breed at the time) a classic body >and outline-good rear--there was enough of him and he could have had a >better shoulder--his influence on the breed is seen in the ring today. >Where there problems--of course -if you went to the well too often you lost >bone--there have been no major health issues from his line >to date. Bratt was an exaggerated dog however I believe you must have that >in any breed to maintain type( I see that in Cavaliers today). > >I would also like to mention the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of >America. In the early 80s we instituted a proctocol for our Breeders >List--you must have both OFA clearances and Eye clearances(prior to CERF) >to be eligibleto be on the list---HD has been reduced-but not eliminated >and eyes are in very good shape in the breed. That is not to say that >there are no other problems in the breed that are now being addressed. > >Dr. Padgett states in his book that if we did not breed carriers we would >never breed another litter---the trick is to prioritize by how fatal to >the dog the defect may be and linebreed to reduce the incidence. > >I would not choose-in any breed--to have ugly untypey dogs-I choose >beautiful dogs bred from non-affected stock-and discard problems as I go. > >Until both Cavalier clubs work together--and all lines are available to all >breeders the goals we seek are not easily attainable. > >Janet Dalton > > > >Cavatibs wrote: > > > I believe there was a Cocker called My Own Brucie that had a major >impact on the breed as he won Westminster, was a beautiful specimen and >bitches Coast to Coast were bred to him -- unfortunately, he was also >highly aggressive and even today you see his influence as there are major >aggression problems in Cockers. I do not know either of the three dogs you >mention (they were way before my time in dogs here in the USA) but with the >hip problems in German Shepherds and on hearing about > > the policy of the Golden Club Magazine editors from Terrie, I am >surprised to see that from 1970 to date neither dog is listed on the OFA >website. One wonders what other major impact these dogs made on their >respective breeds. Without health in these highly (presumably) bred dogs, >you have nothing. > > > > Anne > > > > Peggy Mickelson wrote: > > > > > Gee, this catching up is making me post a lot.... > > > > > > When we speak of influential dogs, it is well to keep in mind that >some dogs who could have and should have been influential did not become so >because they belonged to people who may have been disliked, or to people >who did not accept all comers for breeding, and therefore did not get used >much. This happens more here in the US (and maybe in Canada) than in other >countries, where it seems breeders have a better sense of what is >important. I've known bitches to be sent to dogs when > > > their owners just about hated one another...but not in this country. >Here, often it is who the owner is that determines whether a dog is used >often enough to have an effect on the breed...and I'm not just speaking of >Cavaliers here. Also, here in the US, there are always the people who rush >to breed to a dog imported from a famous kennel overseas, sometimes without >even seeing the dog or his pedigree. > > > It is easy for a dog to have an influence on a breed when he is >used 30 or 40 times a year, or even just used a dozen times by the same >owner who makes sure that the majority of the get are shown to their >titles. This ensures that a dog will appear in dozens of pedigrees as time >goes on. One can only hope that the dogs so used will be a good influence, >not just an influence. > > > Over the years I've been involved in this sport, three dogs come >to mind as having had a MAJOR impact on their breeds...changing the look of >the breed entirely. They were the German Shepherd, CH Lance of Fran-Jo, >the Golden, CH Cummings Gold-Rush Charlie, and the Smooth Fox Terrier, CH >Ttarb the Brat. Brat was an import from Tasmania (we bow again to our >friends down under)...the other dogs were American Bred. I don't think we >will see anything like those dogs in > > > Cavaliers...those three STAMPED their offspring unmistakably and >literally changed their breeds. 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