I just wonder what you are basing your percentages on Laura because as far as Cavaliers are concerned in my opinion they are way out Seems to me you are just thinking of numbers
Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Trunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] vets > > I would imagine there are many more > > such "breeders" like this as well. Backyard breeders aren't the only ones > who > > can mess up a breed :o) > > > This is true but in my opinion the reason the backyard breeders are > responsible for messing up a breed is because in most of the more popular > breeds, only about 10-15% of the puppies are produced by show breeders, 5% > by commercial breeders and all the rest by backyard breeders--hence they > seem to do the lion's share of the messing up. I think that generally (not > counting new fad breeds) the breeds on the lower end of popularity tend to > have a higher percentage of puppies produced by show breeders. If only > 10-15% are produced by show breeders and most show breeders are reputable > breeders who do a decent job, the percentage of poor show breeders who help > mess up a breed is very small indeed. Certainly less than 5% as compared to > the 80-85% produced by backyard breeders who have no clue. > > Laura Lang > 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 2002 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 2002 by its original author.
