Dr Fox Slams American GSD breeders - Page 2

Whoever stated the gsd American showlines is the only breed that has been "ruined" is not correct. Anytime show people get a hold of a breed they alter it under the "betterment rule". They did this to the dobie in the 60's when they began to turn on the owners at about 2 to 3 years of age. The "pin head" look became the most popular "look", they bred the head so thin, it did not give the brain room to grow and they brains were exploding (lacking the terminology). The bulldogs, they shortened the muzzles so much they can not breath and cleft palettes became a problem. You can almost look at any breed in any country and see the "adjustments" made and it will make you cry. Mother Nature built things a certain way and colors for a reason, who are we to say she is wrong, pretty arrogant of us if you ask me and so wrong on so many levels, temperment, health, even the look of the dog.

 To all of you who are slapping each other on the back and high-fiving:

Dr Michael W Fox:

MEMBERSHIPS

American Veterinary Holistic Medical Association

 

Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights

 

Board Member, Global Communications for Conservation, Inc.

Founding Member, International Society of Applied Ethology

 

Member, British and American Veterinary Medical Associations

While there are obviously breeders in the US who care nothing about purebred dog health, the A/R's are going to use this bit of propaganda to say, "see, breeders of purebred dogs are *all* part of whatever perceived problem they are highlighting at the moment.

So, go on and pat yourselves on the backs.  Just remember, when you wake up to laws so repressive only the gigantic dog breeding conglomerates like the Hunte Corporation can still produce purebred dogs and cats, you assisted the A/R activists in bringing about the demise of your rights to breed dogs.

And, I would remind our British readers that BBC America will premiere the expose on your national dog health problems this month, so don't get too cocky.  Those exploding Cavalier brains are pretty emotionally charged.

All people who are not breeding the types of dog that Dr. Fox is slamming SHOULD be high-fiving, regardless of Dr. Fox's affiliations. Why do you think this means that we are all laughing into our beers and ignoring the politics? 

 I don't think you are laughing, but I do think you are naive if you don't think Fox's goal isn't the elimination of purebred dogs as we know them today.

Dog breeders will be attacked using articles like this, regardless of their ethics or lack thereof.  And, the small breeder will find it harder and harder to remain viable.

Fox doesnt know what he is talking about. German showlines are associated with the sharp sloping backs, not the american lines. Am-lines are associated with weak temperament, finer bone, hare feet ect, slimer heads and long body. Of course this is all a generalization and there are some fine dogs out there. Disk problems or demyolation sounds like the problem the two shepherds had.

And I think nobody specificly ruined the breed but the change of times if you want to put a blame on something; with the industrilization of many of the jobs they original were intended for, breeders adjusted to the needs of who could win the showring and who could win the sport. Outfalls became pets, and pets were bred because aunty had a pretty girl and uncle had a pretty boy, and both had no clue, but free pretty pups for the cousins.

In my opinion the most correct dogs to the original intend come from former eastblock states. But we already see a sharp decline in the quality here too. Forget about VA dogs, there are not many who make the cut, and it seems the judges need some better prescription glasses. Changes are coming, they just dont happen in one year. And this is for the german style and the akc, as well as other countries.

He considers himself a vet?

The people writing in are describing classic symptoms of Degenerative Myelopathy--a disease that isn't connected to angulation or hip dysplasia and one that has a DNA test for it. DM is found in both American and German lines, but the DNA test means that it's something that can be avoided nowadays.

So, instead of answering the question and actually informing people on this health problem... he just goes off on an appearance thing he doesn't like. (Not that I like it either--but at least answer the question honestly

Weaksauce, Dr. Fox.

Allegedly Dr Fox is a PETA spokesman so he has a bias to what he says.

Terri