Reply #95: They are pure evil and destroy every breed they "recognize". Combined with the entertainment [View All]

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industry, which popularizes breeds by making them well-known, fame is the death-knell of any breed that is picked up in film and television.

I believe the Alsatian, or German Shepard was the first victim. Prior to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin">Rin Tin Tin (who was actually a rip-off of another Alsatian, Strongheart), the breed was a typical working dog that earned a living doing a job, herding and protecting the herd from predators. Once he was made famous, people just had to get one of those amazing dogs, and the rest is history.

Today's poor creatures are a genetic disaster, having had just about every non-cosmetic defect bred into them, hip dysplasia, hearing defects, blood disorders, they even had the very intelligence they were famed for damaged by breeding for head shape (as was the rough coat collie with Lassie).

Love your dogs, boycott the AKC and all their sponsors.

Spay/neuter, adopt from rescues and shelters, and help spread the word. The AKC is about one thing and one thing only making money, they couldn't care less about the animals they promote.