Yes Pat, and in cavaliers, one of those dogs would be the lovely Annatikas Andreas. He easily crossed over all of the lines of type, style, taste, and preference to charm us all. There are others of course, but Andy would certainly come to mind first as such a dog. Myra
>From: Patricia Ide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Type vs health >Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:00:23 EDT > >The main problem breeders seem to have revolve around what is acceptable >and >what is not when it comes to type. Years ago, I had Afghan Hounds and >there >was quite a divide between what the English found acceptable and what the >Americans did. The English put great emphasis on structure and down and >back >movement while the Americans cared more about character, side gait and >showmanship The Australians then came along, mixed the two and came up with >an Afghan that was superior to both. When I judged an Afghan specialty in >Australia several decades ago I was very impressed with the quality there. >There are still some very good Afghans there but both England's and ours >have >bounced back and are much improved in overall quality having recognized >those >virtues that the other had. > >When a really great dog of any breed comes along as happened in Afghans a >few >years back, knowledgeable breeders will recognize him as such. Breeder >judges from every faction put him up. He must have won at least ten >specialties, if not more. He exemplified the breed and the breeders knew >it. > Every top breeder around the World and at home, bred to this dog and his >type has enhanced the breed everywhere. > >My point is that, when a great one does come along, he will make his >presence >known and will attract admirers among breeders who may not agree on what >faults they can live with, but will agree on what virtues are desired. > >Pat >****************************************************************************** > >************************ > >========================================================= >"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. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= "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.
