Pam, Yes I read the article. I am not making apologies for anyone, nor do I approve. I am simply saying that there are things she needs to know about cavaliers, and being a nurse, she has the ability to learn, but she isn't going to learn anything if we chase her off the list. I don't know how many of you recall the gentleman in Canada that started off his posts to this list in much the same way. He received a lot of education from us, and in the end, started testing his dogs, posting the test results, even the negative ones, to the list.
Regarding hip dysplasia, I agree that the majority of cavaliers that have it, particularly if it's borderline or mild, will probably not have problems living out their lives. That's true for geographic retinal dysplasia, as well. But what if your bitch's dysplasia would have been severe? Would you still have bred her then? If you "don't test hips anymore", how would you know? Leanne ----- Original Message ----- > 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. ========================================================= "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.
