Leanne, With all due respect........two things..........did you read the newsarticle, http://www.murraycountynews.net/default.asp?storyid=4651&secid=101 that someone posted about Mt. Cavaliers? If so, how can you make apologies for this person? It's just sad she and her "friend" will go right on breeding.............
Second: hip dysplasia..........yes, some cavaliers have it to some degree or another, but rarely does it seem to manifest into a debilitating problem for MOST. If it's such a crippling problem.........then why aren't more UK cavaliers having a hard time walking? I met no one or heard of no one in the UK, on my recent trip, that hip scores cavaliers.......and I asked this question of several at the shows I was at. Personally, I'm not convinced it's a serious enough problem to toss out an otherwise healthy, typey, tempermentally sound cavalier from a breeding program. And, I've also spoken to three seperate veterinary orthopedic specialists...all concluding......hip dysplasia is not a serious problem for cavaliers to live with. Only those that want to do agility or events that take a pounding on a dog's joints should it be considered a negative aspect. I know some will jump down my throat about my HD comments, but, sorry, I'm not convinced. If we test for everything and long enough........we'll find lots of problems in my opinion. I firmly stand behind testing hearts and eyes by specialists. Pam Moesinger Pampurred CKCS North Bergen, NJ Leanne wrote: > If we insult everyone who raises their dogs differently and cause them to > leave the list, where are they going to learn about the health problems in > cavaliers? I believe that there should be at least one cavalier list that > should serve to educate. If not this one, then perhaps the hoflin list, or > maybe a new one? If we only welcome people who wholeheartedly agree with > us, then we will only be preaching to the choir. > > When I first signed on this list years ago, I honestly believed that hip > dysplasia in cavaliers was insignificant. I now know differently, and that > is one of many, many things I have learned here and on lists like it. Ten > percent of cavaliers have hip dysplasia, and some of them are unable to > function normally because of it. ========================================================= "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.
