Re: inbreeding/ was right bend tail

[Whitney Price]

> The potential harm is quite a bit.  It may seem utterly harmless now,
> but I'm sure Persian cat breeders though a slightly flatter nose would
> be a problem either.  Or those wrinkly-skinned dogs who's name I can
> never remember.  Instead we have cats with serious eye and breathing
> problems, and dogs with serious skin problems.

A dog breeding book I have quotes a veterinarian who calls these sorts of
nonsense "exagerated phenotypes". I like the term--it refers to all the
weird stuff *H. sapiens* finds "cute" and therefore breeds for.  I suppose
the shortened limbs of my beloved corgi would qualify, but they've done just
fine with the little stumps,  herding cattle in the hills of Wales for over
1000 years!