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ABC's NIGHTLINE: Best of Breed? Pedigree Dogs Face Disease
It's pretty obvious that Nightline didn't bother to sniff out any legitimate sources of information when "researching" the feature piece Best of Breed? Pedigree Dog Face Disease.First of all, why were...
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Setting the Record Straight
Cesky Terrier breeder, Sheila Atter, has got it right ...It's Time For Us to Get Down and DirtyBasset Hound breeder and internet blogger, Jon Buscall, has also sounded the alarm that show dog breeders...
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Pot Calling the Kettle Fat
School-yard bullies are basically insecure. They try to deflect their insecurity by making fun of others in a hurtful and embarrassing way.School-yard bullies apparently live on in the hearts of...
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The Voice of Reason: Dr. Malcolm B. Willis
Dr. Malcolm B. Willis' article, Inbreeding: time to re-think, in the March 20, 2009 issue of Our Dogs hits on many important points regarding inbreeding and COI's. Willis is a geneticist by profession...
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The Bible Tells Me So ...
Terrierman is on another rant about inbreeding. In Howard Galton's Bloodhounds posted on March 25, Terrierman blogged that "The deleterious effects of inbreeding have been known for as long as man has...
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The Wolves of Isle Royale - The Implications of the Transitional Vertebrae...
The canine genetics lists and Terrierman are all a twitter about the finding of transitional vertebrae in the inbred population of wolves that live on the Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Terrierman blogs...
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What do dogs have in common with fruit flies?
From: April 12, 2009 dognews.co.uk/:Just this week I was sent the link to this article and I thought it was one that was worth sharing. Note the last paragraph. The Genetic Dynamics Of Inbreeding...
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Commercial Breeders Produce Healthy Puppies?
On one of the canine genetics lists someone has questioned why it would "not be possible that commercial breeders are careful to produce healthy puppies", afterall "market forces ... must control the...
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Scathing Expose of Pedigree Dogs Exposed
Yesterday, I just happened upon a dog-related blog, and while reading through, I saw this great commentary written by rufflyspeaking that hit so many good nails on the head, many of the same nails I...
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Are genes really lost forever with inbreeding?
Recently I blogged about how few studies actually look at inbreeding in dogs - see What do dogs have in common with fruit flies?One study that does look at dogs, or at least their pedigrees (even if...
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Dog Food for Deformed Dogs???
Terrierman is on another rant about purebred dogs and breed characteristics which he perceives to be "deformities".The focus of his rant this time is the Royal Canin Company which has developed a dry...
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Fighting Back: Getting the Message Across
Basset Hound breeder and Text & Communications Consultant Jon Buscall has a number of suggestions for how dog breeders can use public media to counter some of the anti-breeder and anti-purebred...
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The Basset Hound Club of Wales Fights Back
Read:The Basset Hound Club of Wales Replies to Pedigree Dogs Exposed Sign the Petition:Save the Basset Hound: Don't Touch The Standard And ...Help Spread the Word About it
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The American Rottweiler Club is Taking Up the Fight
Read the SPECIAL REPORT - Investigation and Analysis Of Veterinary Literature Regarding Ear Cropping and Tail Docking From: Paws4Laws: The Official Legislative Blog of the American Rottweiler Club
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Assessing the health of mixed-breed and purebred dogs
Found this great comment online:by RabenschwarzThere have been many claims by a great many people, a lot of them educated, that there is a "hybrid vigor" that causes mixed breed dogs to be healthier...
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The Future for Veterinarians in North America
This great post from, Mary Spinelli, came through the Canadian Showdogs email list:So far, three Atlantic province Veterinarian Associations have banned their member vets from performing these...
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A Letter from a Veterinarian in Support of Breeders and Purebred Dogs?
The following email has been making the rounds on the various purebred dog lists. In actuality, Veterinarian Libbye Miller wrote only part of the comments. The "letter" is actually a composite of...
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Terrierman Unleashed
Shown here holding a filthy (after the hunt) full grown terrier by the scruff of the neck (for shame) is the infamous Terrierman. Looks like moderating all comments to his blog is not succeeding in the...
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel's Performance At Crufts Dog ShowHow lovely to see this happy+ and sound+ 10 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel ... super active and able to jump well into the senior...
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