It's very sad that there are breeds that must have such extreme features according to their standard that it hurts them..ie the bulldog's extreme head and face, the dachshunds long back and short legs, bassets long back and short legs, pekingese short snout, etc I agree, this is very sad. Bulldogs only live about 8 years, bassets about the same. With bassets thou you must keep their weight under control because of their long backs and short little legs. I was taken by this show. We do seek Perfection in the dog show world and in the human world. I saw a show last night about little pagaent girls. The little girls had fake teeth fake tan and fake hair. Tons of makeup. Dresses that were in the $1000. Unfortunately this is the type of world we live in. Perfect bodies, homes,cars and of course the perfect dog or cat.. |