gwenstone
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| | 08/21/08 at 06:38 PM | Reply with quote | #7 |
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Quote: If one listens to the videos, they do speak of changes to the standard, which should incorporate restrictions to just breeding........anything!
It's not the Standard that needs to be changed. The Standard followed as it is written will produce a sound and healthy Mastiff. It is the judges that don't apply the Standard. This brings me to the same conclusion as a couple of days ago....
Judges don't give a crap about the dog's health while judging. Only beauty, read exaggeration, counts. Avoiding breed characteristics is another discussion. Having a Mastiff with mass and bone is not equivalent to an unhealthy one.
There is a lot to do when it comes to health and those that think that the US is free of serious health problems.... think otherwise. This is a universal problem... all-rounders won't solve this, that's for sure, neither will restrictions in the Standard.
I'm quite sure that 90% of the breeders anywhere in the world don't even refer to the Standard when breeding. They don't need the Standard to sell their pups.
As long as the government doesn't put restriction in their laws on dog breeding nothing will happen. And the USA, as being a liberal country, is far from doing so.
Taking responsibility as a breeder is the only solution.
Carl
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