Excellent point Laura. You made it much clearer than I did. All the best, Susan Cochran
----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Trunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:00 AM 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.
