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QuickSilver · 03-12-2009, 02:23 PM

I just watched the YouTube videos. I was shocked to hear that many dog lines carry only 10% of the genes they did fifty years ago. I'm not sure how you would be able to determine that, but's it's clearly a recipe for disaster. Imagine if that happened to humans.

The show implied that breeding for extreme traits has mainly occurred in the past 150 years. If this is true, then I believe the experts who said pedigree dogs could be doomed. You can't continue a species without genetic diversity.

I see so many Cavaliers in my area, and they all look so happy and playful. I hope they are in better shape in America than they are in the UK.

03-12-2009, 02:23 PM	#27
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	I just watched the YouTube videos. I was shocked to hear that many dog lines carry only 10% of the genes they did fifty years ago. I'm not sure how you would be able to determine that, but's it's clearly a recipe for disaster. Imagine if that happened to humans. The show implied that breeding for extreme traits has mainly occurred in the past 150 years. If this is true, then I believe the experts who said pedigree dogs could be doomed. You can't continue a species without genetic diversity. I see so many Cavaliers in my area, and they all look so happy and playful. I hope they are in better shape in America than they are in the UK. __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.