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Posted 06/21/08 at 07:18 PM	Reply with quote #1

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14180-genes-explain-why-chihuahuas-are-so-highstrung.html __________________ For the betterment of the breed! "Above all, a uniform type should be aimed at by breeders and uniformity of type can only exist in a proportionate ratio in the purity and distinctiveness in any breed"!.........M. Moore "If breeds did not adhere to a specific shape, form, and colour range, or if breeders disregarded this blueprint, the breed would degenerate to the point that it would hardly resemble the breed at all. Selective breeding does not just create breeds- it preserves them as well. Breeding purebred dogs inherently means accepting limitations on your freedom to just breed anything"...Catherine McMillan " A reinforced consolidation of the American and British standards could be the basis for restoring our breed to the gladiatorial glory of its ancient past, in capability if not in usage".....Norman Howard Carp-Gordon "I can live with doubt, or not knowing, rather than to have answers that might be wrong"...Richard Feynman TEST YOUR DOGS!
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Posted 06/21/08 at 07:39 PM	Reply with quote #2

Steve did you have a problem with your daughter's Chihuahua while you were there for the wedding? __________________ Mary and Cole
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Posted 06/21/08 at 09:21 PM	Reply with quote #4

ROFLOL!! __________________ Lorie Sandragon Mastiffs Where Mastiffs and Dragons play! http://sandragonmastiff.com This post may not be forwarded, copied, transmitted, or reprinted without the permission of the sender!
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Posted 06/21/08 at 10:27 PM	Reply with quote #5

I do believe the Goose in Mary is coming out-LOL For a long time most of us did realize excitability was in the jeans.
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Posted 06/22/08 at 07:50 PM	Reply with quote #7

We took care of the problem Mary! __________________ For the betterment of the breed! "Above all, a uniform type should be aimed at by breeders and uniformity of type can only exist in a proportionate ratio in the purity and distinctiveness in any breed"!.........M. Moore "If breeds did not adhere to a specific shape, form, and colour range, or if breeders disregarded this blueprint, the breed would degenerate to the point that it would hardly resemble the breed at all. Selective breeding does not just create breeds- it preserves them as well. Breeding purebred dogs inherently means accepting limitations on your freedom to just breed anything"...Catherine McMillan " A reinforced consolidation of the American and British standards could be the basis for restoring our breed to the gladiatorial glory of its ancient past, in capability if not in usage".....Norman Howard Carp-Gordon "I can live with doubt, or not knowing, rather than to have answers that might be wrong"...Richard Feynman TEST YOUR DOGS!
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Posted 06/22/08 at 09:35 PM	Reply with quote #9

hmmm, more like the chihuahua ate the mastiff. __________________ Dixie
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