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Originally Posted by gracielove  Several years back I bred/showed Himalayan Cats. They were beautiful but I had to get out of the business. Everyone was going toward more and more extreme looks in the various breeds. They ruined the Siamese by breeding toward a triangular head. They were allowing "new breeds" that were actually the result of mutations. So many beautiful breeds were being ruined by this "extreme" breeding not to mention the other bad breeding practices. When they decided the Himalayan and Persian breeds needed to have the "no nose" look to win I said I was out of there. The poor cats they put in the ring that won ended up with terrible respiratory problems. The cat show world had become a show case for so many "freakish" looks. It was very sad.
It sounds as though the same mania for different looks is happening in the dog show world. I know they have given the Collie some very serious issues by giving it such an angular pointed head. Sad, sad, sad.
But most of these tiny dogs are coming from an entirely different market. The breeders of these tinies are not show breeders. They are simply people trying to cash in on the fashionable trend of having a little dog that you can stick in a bag and show off with. If the Hollywood set would like a new cause to preach about they might stop shoving their little puppies into their bags for a photo op. |
I so agree. The Siamese you have to look for and apple head Siamese to find a "original" looking one.
I agree the hollywood set is really messing with the breeds. These poor dogs don't have a chance. I wish they would come out and speak up. But that will never happen. These dogs are just assesories.