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Originally Posted by ColesMommy01  I can say that the YT breed standard does not adversely affect their health. With bulldogs? Undershot jaws, unable to welp naturally in most cases, extremely low tolerance for certain weather which would be considered preferable otherwise, constant allergies, etc. I would never recommend the breed for neat freaks or families that are active outdoors. The bulldog is truly a man-made breed in all aspects, mother nature can wipe her hands clean of what the breed is today. I'm going to stop now before I start ranting. |
True! Man has definitely done a great diservice to some breeds. I remember watching a show, I think it was on BBC, about dogs at Crufts. Dogs deliberately bred in such a way that it severely hampered their quality of life; dogs with snouts that affected their breathing, heads so big natural birth was a rarity, and the one that stuck with me was the King Charles Caveleir spaniel with a skull too small for its brain. And then there was a dog that had been used as a stud repeatedly, for years, that had a genetic condition.
Truly sad what humans have done to some animals to achieve a certain look.