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phylny

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98. Same with Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:13 AM

Jun 2015

We got our first in 1995 (lived until almost 12 years old) when the club was vigorously fighting AKC inclusion. Then there was a split, and voila, twenty years later, the breed is AKC and is ruined.

Cavaliers are without a doubt my favorite breed, but now we have two rescue mutts. I will never go back to a purebred dog unless it's a rescue situation. Watching our second Cavalier suffer through seizures, mitral valve prolapse, and deafness at a young age, all to die at the age of 7 was awful. My neighbor has a Cavalier who is 4 years old and is on about six medications for the pain of syringomyelia. The breeders don't care, and people are entranced by the look and temperament of Cavaliers and buy, buy, buy. It's just awful.

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We’re Breeding Dogs to Death [View all] marmar May 2015 OP

Nothing like a mutt, a little bit of everything.... MADem May 2015 #1

Thank you! FrodosPet May 2015 #40

Two of my best dogs EVER were rescues from southern Europe... MADem May 2015 #57

+++ fadedrose May 2015 #63

Shelters are charging up to $500 exboyfil May 2015 #85

Dog pounds run by towns/counties are cheaper. MADem May 2015 #86

Racehorses, too. malthaussen May 2015 #2

Beat me to it. Coventina May 2015 #9

With racehorses the problem is horses bred to sell as babies for big bucks not horses bred to race. bklyncowgirl May 2015 #19

Not just racehorses - other horse breeds, too csziggy May 2015 #60

I love those quarter horses. LWolf May 2015 #80

My early years of breeding were when the Impressive bloodlines were popular csziggy May 2015 #81

I remember the dominance, for awhile, LWolf May 2015 #87

Hancock was a good line csziggy May 2015 #90

He looks a lot like LWolf May 2015 #91

OoO- I'm jealous - I want to breed my youngest mare to a Jaz stallion! csziggy May 2015 #92

He was local to me; LWolf Jun 2015 #96

Nice - I love that picture of him playing with the feed tub! csziggy Jun 2015 #99

Not just race horses. LWolf May 2015 #79

Yeah, how used up or non-winning greyhounds are put down is a tragic, dirty secret. nt brush Jun 2015 #126

AKC, the NRA of dogs. nt valerief May 2015 #3

I only have mixed breed rescue dogs. upaloopa May 2015 #4

Mine are mixed breed rescues also. Fuddnik May 2015 #29

I've Got A Lab, But. . . ProfessorGAC May 2015 #38

We had Arabians and yes they were bred upaloopa May 2015 #48

I heard that labs can be any color from any parent. AngryAmish May 2015 #54

More and more, Ineeda May 2015 #5

It has nothing to do with Paris Hilton Scootaloo Jun 2015 #103

It's always been a issue, and the severity can be influenced... Lancero Jun 2015 #107

I would blame idiots who think they can buy a chihuahua and "be like" Paris, et al. Scootaloo Jun 2015 #109

Great article swilton May 2015 #6

One of my cats is diabetic and is on Lantus REP May 2015 #8

Mine, too! lapislzi May 2015 #21

My insulin was switched to Lantus REP May 2015 #37

Same for cats. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #7

Persians used to have noses REP May 2015 #10

Siamese didn't used to look like weasels. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #11

I think the "wedge" skull is harmful REP May 2015 #35

Anybody who knows anything VA_Jill May 2015 #33

You assume too much REP May 2015 #36

IF VA_Jill May 2015 #75

Yes -- makes me so mad! I feel horrible for the poor tiny-nosed "smoosh faced" kitties. Arugula Latte May 2015 #41

Jackson Galaxy, the "My Cat From Hell" behaviorist, went on an absolutely bullwinkle428 Jun 2015 #102

"We" are not. Hate manipulative headlines like this. kickysnana May 2015 #12

+1. nt OnyxCollie May 2015 #28

Soledad O'Brien did a segment on Real Sports about smokey nj May 2015 #13

Dog breeding upsets me. hunter May 2015 #14

I'm not opposed to breeding a dog do do a certain job or sport bklyncowgirl May 2015 #15

Yes, backyard breeders should be outlawed BrotherIvan May 2015 #17

not outlawed... but licensed and regulated ProdigalJunkMail May 2015 #18

What you described is 1 in a million BrotherIvan May 2015 #22

maybe 'independent' is the word? ProdigalJunkMail May 2015 #23

Our border collie came from a working ranch DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #39

If it was illegal to sell dogs, then no one could have dogs as pets anymore. pnwmom May 2015 #50

That makes no sense. hunter May 2015 #68

Even the dogs you take in as strays or adopt from the shelter came from somewhere. pnwmom May 2015 #70

Would you say the same about human babies? hunter May 2015 #72

No, but you eat meat, don't you? It's an animal product that is bought and sold. pnwmom May 2015 #73

I do believe our rescued animal friends SheilaT Jun 2015 #114

I agree IDemo Jun 2015 #128

Not true kcr Jun 2015 #97

No. If it was illegal to sell dogs, then no one would be having 'pure bred' breeds anymore. Lancero Jun 2015 #113

Putting an end to inbreeding is a step in the right direction... Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #51

Good point BrotherIvan May 2015 #58

My dogs are FCI registered. Completely different outlook than the AKC Drahthaardogs May 2015 #62

An interesting article about cancer in purebreds: femmocrat May 2015 #16

In some breeds, including Goldens, neutering raises the risk of serious cancers. pnwmom Jun 2015 #108

Wow, that is really shocking. femmocrat Jun 2015 #125

There is an alternative, without the health effects, that is far more common in Europe. pnwmom Jun 2015 #127

My Rottweiler suffered from liver and bone cancer, RebelOne Jun 2015 #111

K&R! Pics of breed changes over time: demmiblue May 2015 #20

As with cats: The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #25

Makes me so upset. I despise breeders. Arugula Latte May 2015 #44

It really is abusive. demmiblue May 2015 #46

Wow Stargazer09 May 2015 #55

i remember when Siamese were such pretty cats. hifiguy May 2015 #61

KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE! Telcontar May 2015 #94

My gods, that's horrifying! I had no idea. What are they thinking? Hekate Jun 2015 #95

I think the breed standard Saimese is pretty... Lancero Jun 2015 #110

The German Shepherd is the dog that I cry most for RockaFowler May 2015 #26

That is even more drastic than the pic I posted. demmiblue May 2015 #47

I had a border collie mix when the AKC was considering adding them to a breed list hollysmom May 2015 #31

Border collies are fascinating. demmiblue May 2015 #32

my dog was redcuedto herding people or geesee inthe park hollysmom May 2015 #34

Love watching the herding games :) Marrah_G May 2015 #43

There's more than one registry for working border collies Major Nikon May 2015 #67

Same with Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. phylny Jun 2015 #98

20 years ifs awfully fast to ruin a breed. hollysmom Jun 2015 #100

My brother and sister-in-law adopted a CKCS a couple of years ago. The poor thing bullwinkle428 Jun 2015 #104

Those pictures are so sad Marrah_G May 2015 #53

It's cruel what we have done to some breeds. Boudica the Lyoness Jun 2015 #123

Yeah, it started with the domestication of non-human life all those years ago The2ndWheel May 2015 #24

Poor babies Lunabell May 2015 #27

I recently read "A Matter of Breeding" SheilaT May 2015 #30

I think my husky mix is even more beautiful then a purebred Marrah_G May 2015 #42

Breed sparingly, for health and good temperament. DirkGently May 2015 #45

Our dogs are healthy, deliberately-bred mixes, pnwmom May 2015 #52

My favorite breed is a purebred Lab - purebred German Shepherd mix. Zorra Jun 2015 #105

I can see how that could be a good mix. pnwmom Jun 2015 #106

And this is what the bushes and the creepy eugenics people want to do to humans Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #49

The Bush family eugenics experiment hasn't turned out well... hunter May 2015 #69

Golden retrievers are prone to hip dysplasia. KamaAina May 2015 #56

And cancers HereSince1628 May 2015 #89

I love my strays... a la izquierda May 2015 #59

It is so sad. Texasgal May 2015 #64

It'll be OK - a couple generations after people and they'll all be mutts again Baclava May 2015 #65

Westminster and the AKC can all go thoroughly fuck themselves. NuclearDem May 2015 #66

I love my mixed breed. Quantess May 2015 #71

I've done a little more reading on this, and learned some interesting things. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #74

The AKC refuses to acknowledge that their standards are smokey nj May 2015 #77

Read Temple Grandin VA_Jill May 2015 #76

I like working breeds, LWolf May 2015 #78

We have one dog who is a Lab mix of some kind. murielm99 May 2015 #82

Just now saw this Omaha Steve May 2015 #83

Love my two shelter dogs exboyfil May 2015 #84

I got a little gal who was being rehomed. She has hybrid vigor from nose to tail. And smart. Hekate May 2015 #88

I'll keep my Shepsky (and he's a non-breeder) IDemo May 2015 #93

He looks like he just heard the funniest joke ever! smokey nj Jun 2015 #101

I think our adopted husky is a quarter white shepherd. hunter Jun 2015 #112

We also have a purebred white shepherd IDemo Jun 2015 #115

Lovely family! hunter Jun 2015 #116

The white shepherd was turned into the shelter in extremely bad shape IDemo Jun 2015 #118

He resembles my husky mix a bit :) Marrah_G Jun 2015 #117

He's a smiler IDemo Jun 2015 #119

Yup, they all do :) Marrah_G Jun 2015 #120

He can sure howl like a wolf when we leave the house IDemo Jun 2015 #121

I know right? Marrah_G Jun 2015 #124

You've got some fine-looking woofies, there. All three of them! countryjake Jun 2015 #122