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August 19, 2008 at 8:45 pm #90261
*Nick*
Membervery interesting Foxy.
This show has been talked about everywhere, even North American gundog forums, I’ll be very interested in hearing what everyone has to say after watching.
August 19, 2008 at 8:56 pm #90262kerrie and stan
MemberOh my god is every one of those bloody people f**king stupid or something >:( surely a breed standard should be for what the dog is bred for from the victorian ages or earlier not what the stupid human race has bred then for now, bloody ‘handbag dogs’ or ‘pretty’ dogs and the fact that they cull a pup just because it isnt what they say it should look like is just so f**king infuriating
you can obviously see that those poor dogs are in pain and the fact that people just carry on and win rossetts with a dog that is that obviously sick is wrong and cruel >:( :'(
please do not take this post to heart as i know you all have gorgeouse dogs, i just cant believe that there are people out there that are so blind and stupid
August 19, 2008 at 9:00 pm #90263Foxisle_crazy
MemberOh and i see at the end ‘thanks to Emma Milne!’ ::) >:( Hasn’t she done enough recently? >:(
August 19, 2008 at 9:06 pm #90264Anonymous
GuestI found the program incredibly one sided. I fail to see how it was balanced & unbiased when they were so clearly singling out particular breeds. I’ve dealt with Emma Milne before for the bollocks she comes out with as ‘Fact’ but for some reason she never seems to have the courage of her convictions to stand by the things she says. Some of her magazine articles about the evils of raw feeding are quite frankly laughable.
August 19, 2008 at 9:10 pm #90265kerrie and stan
Memberthe scene of that poor dog having an epileptic siezer realy upset me and i couldnt stop crying after that :'( :'(
August 19, 2008 at 9:12 pm #90266Jenny s
Memberthat upset me to also seeing the cavaliers that was hard as my two were sat by me :'(
August 19, 2008 at 9:14 pm #90267Prem2Pram
MemberIf you tune into Radio 5 you’ll be able hear a discussion about the programme.
As for the programme it was very biased indeed, I was suprised to see Beverly Cuddy on the show as she hadn’t mentioned in her post that she would be appearing.
The whole programme smacks of yet another attack on dog owners / breeders.
Edited cos my fingers can’t spell
August 19, 2008 at 9:18 pm #90268kizkiznobite
Memberit was a good piece of journalism in the sense of investigation i guess…
i was shocked at the depths re the holocaust pics comparison…
still think the Kc is stuck between a rock and a hard place…when the clumbers went ‘vunerable’ and the dna testing offered i know how many breeders reacted…and now most have come around but that takes time and faith in the science
for me it as much about purchasers as breeders…if every one buying researched and insisted on only buying a pup from health tested dogs etc then rogue breeders would not have the buyers
debate away folks…it a sad night for the dog world 🙁
August 19, 2008 at 9:21 pm #90269Jenny s
Memberi totaly agree with you bev but could not put it in words, if only id known this before i got my two i would have got them from some where else but ive learnt a valuble lesson now, next time its highly looked on people i would go to
August 19, 2008 at 9:26 pm #90270Prem2Pram
MemberI agree I wish all breeders would health test, I do health test and I have even put copies of my dogs health test certificates on my website in the hope that others might follow suit.
August 19, 2008 at 9:28 pm #90271kerrie and stan
Member[quote author=minpin link=topic=12209.msg237175#msg237175 date=1219181174]
I agree I wish all breeders would health test, I do health test and I have even put copies of my dogs health test certificates on my website in the hope that others might follow suit.
[/quote]i think it should e made law that only health tested dogs are aloud to be bred from :-\
August 19, 2008 at 9:30 pm #90272kizkiznobite
Memberthe problem with that is that certain breeders would go to ground…as some we have had on here have…exclusion from breed clubs and the KC will not stop the gene pool being blasted…as i said the KC are stuck between a rock and a hard place and for me the only way out is through education …
August 19, 2008 at 9:39 pm #90273Prem2Pram
MemberWhilst I agree forcing breeders to health check their dogs would send many underground, the KC could make health testing mandatory for Accredited Breeders which might help because as it stands at the moment anyone can become an Accredited Breeder and it doesn’t really give the general public any real guarantees.
August 19, 2008 at 9:41 pm #90274kizkiznobite
Memberi dont think it would work…breeders just wouldnt become accred. what they have already is weak in membership…and 50 quid off the pup price matters to too many folk…i really do think it about educating buyers …
August 19, 2008 at 9:45 pm #90275Prem2Pram
MemberBev if that really is the case then the KC will have to put their hand in their pockets and educate the public through the various mediums available. I know the KC do already produce numerous pamphlets etc but it is obvious that it is not enough.
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