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Originally Posted by JeanieK  The word you used in your post that I replied to was "cannot".
And just because they YTCA has set standards does not mean that those standards are the best that the breed can be. For Example, there are some breeds that the "standards" set by the breed club are such that they are breeding dogs with major health issues. The closer to the standard, the worse the problem.
Boston Terriers. Peekinese, Bull dogs, Those funny looked crested little dogs. All have huge health problems from breeding to the standards. It would definitely be an improvement if some "rebel" decided to breed bull dogs with longer noses so they could at least breathe. |
There are problems in every "man-made" breed and even in mutts and wild canines, such as HP in coyotes. I dont think that introducing puppy-mill or byb quality dogs will do any breed any favors. And its the breed clubs that are doing the most to eliminate faults and health problems as they are the ones funding the studies on these problems and breeding correctly, not the bybrs or mills. I see more problems in poorly bred specimens of the breed than I do in correctly bred, to the standard, dogs.