At 07:17 AM 07/09/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Why would this breeder feel the pup is 'too small to be bred'? >I've had several ring-side conversations about the fact that MANY dogs >here in the USA are being shown when they are 'over standard' - over 18# >- I would think a breeder would enjoy having a lovely bitch that was a >bit smaller - to try to keep their line 'IN standard' instead of over - > Hi Joan -
You are absolutely correct about staying within the standard and the fact that that are a lot of Cavaliers out there that are at or above the top end size wise. However - and I know nothing about Pam's puppy - over the years I have run into the ocassional Cavalier that weighed 11 lbs or fewer when full grown (age 2 yrs or so) - and have had two of my own that grew up to weigh only 8 and 9 pounds respectively when full grown. While it may not ocurr in all lines, I do know that in my lines, what we call "tinys" ocassionally occur - it may go back to the smaller size of the English Toy and the Papillion. No matter where it comes from, I would prefer not to breed from girls that small, just as I would prefer not to breed to a 25 lb boy.... Hilarie Hilarie Gibbs-Sykes Mel Sykes Hob Nob Cavaliers Sarasota, FL http://www.geocities.com/locustlee ========================================================= "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.
