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Originally Posted by puppylove11  I guess this is what upsets me more, is the fact there are so many health issues in our breed! But it seems like it is more important to worry about the color of the healthy specimen, instead of worrying about all the health issues in our breed. I know there are parti breeders who do everything possible in producing excellent healthy litters and better what they have.
I use to be pro ytca all the way, but you can only be burnt and hurt so many times. I feel if you are the parent club, you should set an example and make sure all your members breed smart with health being the number 1 concern, not conformation. As they say follow by example. |
There are parti breeders who don't give a hoot about health or even the purity of the breed. And AKC and UKC shows are beauty contests. They set those rules. If they required only healthy specimens of the breed to be shown then a CHIC number would be required with each dog entered. We only follow the rules that are set for the competition that we wish to enter.
As for follow by example, again, why don't the parti breeders test their dogs. They seem to think that their dogs are healthier that normal colored dogs... where would they get that idea??