Flo, What I find extraordinary is that you do not seem to feel that you have done anything wrong! I can't believe that you seem to be proud of the fact that you have altered your dogs bite.......... Altering a dogs mouth is not "unconventional" - I consider it cheating and dishonest. It makes absolutely no difference <<< to check out the dog's peers and forebears to see if there is a known history of bad mouths. >>> This is not a justification for actions which are against the Rules of the KC. and which might deceive people, in this case the judges and the people who might have unwittingly used your dog at stud.
You write <<< then questions will eventually be raised as to this dog's dentition. There is sure to be someone about who will remember seeing him as a puppy with a bad mouth and repercussions are more than likely,>>>. Yes this is Waffle - you have avoided giving information as to whether you did inform each person who used your dog at stud that you had altered the mouth.......did you tell them? If you did, then fine. It was their choice to make whether to use the dog or not. If you didn't, then you were misrepresenting the dog, letting them use him under false pretences. <<,here is a short answer to this � if in doubt don't interfere with nature.>>.. The short answer is don't interfere with nature at all by artificial means if you are interested in the long term well being of the breed. By all means, help a dog to live a more comfortable life if it has a debilitating or painful condition. But .......the selection of breeding stock must be based on truth and honesty. Jeanie ========================================================= "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.
