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by Videx on 23 March 2010 - 17:03
by Two Moons on 23 March 2010 - 17:03
You have to wonder why people do the things they do.
by bazza on 23 March 2010 - 19:03
Totally agree, sad.
by poseidon on 23 March 2010 - 22:03
It's so hard to watch...all these pain and suffering.
How far and long can these practices carry on.......if only breeders have more conscious nothing else matters.
How far and long can these practices carry on.......if only breeders have more conscious nothing else matters.
by bazza on 25 March 2010 - 20:03
BUMP BUMP BUMP. This is the UK KC's idea of " Having the health and welfare of dogs at its heart" to suggest anything else is nonsensical and working with breeders to resolve health issues!!!!!!! PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE VIDEO, IT IS A DIFFICULT WATCH !!! Multiply the dags in the video a thousand times over and it's still just the tip of the iceberg.
by hodie on 25 March 2010 - 20:03
Very sad, and all because we want dogs to look a certain way.......... It is no different in the U.S. and with the AKC. They could care less about instituting requirements for health. It is about money, always about money.
By the way, does anyone know what the music was from on that video?
By the way, does anyone know what the music was from on that video?
by bazza on 25 March 2010 - 21:03
Totally agree Hodie, all about the money. Can't help you with the music but it is beautiful, very haunting.
by hodie on 26 March 2010 - 01:03
Interested persons might like to get a copy of these recent British journal articles, brought about by this current controversy.
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Vet J. 2009 Dec;182(3):402-11.
Inherited defects in pedigree dogs. Part 1: disorders related to breed standards.
Asher L, Diesel G, Summers JF, McGreevy PD, Collins LM.
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, Potters Bar, Herts AL9 7TA, UK.
Comment in:
Vet J. 2010 Jan;183(1):8-9.
The United Kingdom pedigree-dog industry has faced criticism because certain aspects of dog conformation stipulated in the UK Kennel Club breed standards have a detrimental impact on dog welfare. A review of conformation-related disorders was carried out in the top 50 UK Kennel Club registered breeds using systematic searches of existing information. A novel index to score severity of disorders along a single scale was also developed and used to conduct statistical analyses to determine the factors affecting reported breed predisposition to defects. According to the literature searched, each of the top 50 breeds was found to have at least one aspect of its conformation predisposing it to a disorder; and 84 disorders were either directly or indirectly associated with conformation. The Miniature poodle, Bulldog, Pug and Basset hound had most associations with conformation-related disorders. Further research on prevalence and severity is required to assess the impact of different disorders on the welfare of affected breeds.
Vet J. 2010 Jan;183(1):39-45. Epub 2009 Dec 5.
Inherited defects in pedigree dogs. Part 2: Disorders that are not related to breed standards.
Summers JF, Diesel G, Asher L, McGreevy PD, Collins LM.
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, UK.
Comment in:
Vet J. 2010 Jan;183(1):8-9.
Recent debate concerning health problems in pedigree animals has highlighted gaps in current knowledge of the prevalence, severity and welfare implications of deleterious inherited traits within the pedigree-dog population. In this second part of a two-part review, inherited disorders in the top 50 UK Kennel Club registered breeds were researched using systematic searches of existing databases. A set of inclusion and exclusion criteria, including an evidence strength scale (SEHB), were applied to search results. A total of 312 non-conformation linked inherited disorders was identified, with German shepherd dogs and Golden retrievers associated with the greatest number of disorders. The most commonly reported mode of inheritance was autosomal recessive (71%; 57 breed-disorder combinations), and the most common primarily affected body system was the nervous sensory system. To provide a true assessment of the scale of inherited disorders in the pedigree dogs studied more effort is required to collect accurate prevalence data. Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Vet J. 2009 Dec;182(3):402-11.
Inherited defects in pedigree dogs. Part 1: disorders related to breed standards.
Asher L, Diesel G, Summers JF, McGreevy PD, Collins LM.
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, Potters Bar, Herts AL9 7TA, UK.
Comment in:
Vet J. 2010 Jan;183(1):8-9.
The United Kingdom pedigree-dog industry has faced criticism because certain aspects of dog conformation stipulated in the UK Kennel Club breed standards have a detrimental impact on dog welfare. A review of conformation-related disorders was carried out in the top 50 UK Kennel Club registered breeds using systematic searches of existing information. A novel index to score severity of disorders along a single scale was also developed and used to conduct statistical analyses to determine the factors affecting reported breed predisposition to defects. According to the literature searched, each of the top 50 breeds was found to have at least one aspect of its conformation predisposing it to a disorder; and 84 disorders were either directly or indirectly associated with conformation. The Miniature poodle, Bulldog, Pug and Basset hound had most associations with conformation-related disorders. Further research on prevalence and severity is required to assess the impact of different disorders on the welfare of affected breeds.
Vet J. 2010 Jan;183(1):39-45. Epub 2009 Dec 5.
Inherited defects in pedigree dogs. Part 2: Disorders that are not related to breed standards.
Summers JF, Diesel G, Asher L, McGreevy PD, Collins LM.
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, UK.
Comment in:
Vet J. 2010 Jan;183(1):8-9.
Recent debate concerning health problems in pedigree animals has highlighted gaps in current knowledge of the prevalence, severity and welfare implications of deleterious inherited traits within the pedigree-dog population. In this second part of a two-part review, inherited disorders in the top 50 UK Kennel Club registered breeds were researched using systematic searches of existing databases. A set of inclusion and exclusion criteria, including an evidence strength scale (SEHB), were applied to search results. A total of 312 non-conformation linked inherited disorders was identified, with German shepherd dogs and Golden retrievers associated with the greatest number of disorders. The most commonly reported mode of inheritance was autosomal recessive (71%; 57 breed-disorder combinations), and the most common primarily affected body system was the nervous sensory system. To provide a true assessment of the scale of inherited disorders in the pedigree dogs studied more effort is required to collect accurate prevalence data. Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
by beetree on 26 March 2010 - 02:03
OMG! I just read the whole thing above and what can I say? I have experienced this.
by DebiSue on 26 March 2010 - 03:03
Poor poor little Olive. I never saw a Pug until 1976 and fell in love with them on the spot. Even then, "Pugsly" ended up with curvature of the spine and had to be put down. He was less than a year old. I felt so sorry for his owners. To watch Olive suffering thru her seizure was heart rending. I could never allow my dog to go thru all that Olive has in her short life. It would make me want to hunt down the breeder and do horrible things to him/her. I'm just sick sick sick about it all.
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