Oh Peggy! In some breeds I am familiar with, not Cavaliers (I am a 'newbie' with Cavaliers), some of the biggest 'back yard breeders' that are breeding just to meet the pet dog demand are breeders that have been 'in the business' for 12 to 18 years! Some 20 + years! Pump out those pups, meet that demand, assure health clearances (or say 'my line doesn't have that problem') to the buyers - most don't know to ask for documentation - or don't think to - and many pet buyers really don't care! That is right - if you tell them this pup has this or that problem, they say that is ok, not problem - because they don't know any better and have no idea that the simple sounding 'confession' could lead to major problems later - The New Breeders I see out there are the ones that have read / listened / researched and are trying to set their standards at the top level - Those that aren't just getting into dog breeding 'for the money', anyway - Those folks are in for a rude awakening, in my opinion, anyway - Joan Robinson
peggy mickelson wrote: > I happen to agree with most of what JoAnn wrote, especially her saying that > breeding strictly to sell is obscene. It is nothing new for me to say that > putting health before type will ruin a breed...but I'll say it again here for > the benefit of any who haven't heard me say it before. > Contrary to what some people would have believed, this doesn't mean that > health shouldn't be a consideration...of course it should. But if all that's > wanted is health, then why not just get a mutt? Many of them seem to live > forever. > I've had dogs (not Cavaliers) who've lived to be 16, 18, and 19...and they > were all healthy until the very end. My oldest Cavalier girl is 11 > something.......and I do NOT expect her to live even to the end of this year. > She is not on any meds...she just is not well made, and it has finally come to > the point where it bothers her a lot. > Most breeds do consider 7 to be the age when a dog becomes a Veteran. In > some breeds, mostly the larger ones, Veterans classes can be offered at 5 or 6, > but the majority require that a dog be 7 to be eligible for the Veterans class. > That must say something. > And I repeat...people trying to breed beautiful, healthy dogs still wind up > with puppies that are not show quality and who can make lovely pets. Why anyone > would breed to sell to pet homes is a mystery to me. Of course, I'm old > fashioned...perhaps if there were fewer know-it-alls who've been in dogs for > less than 20 minutes the overall quality of dogs of all breeds would be better. > But that's just my opinion......... > Peggy > > ========================================================= > "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.
