I’m Not Gonna Lie. When I Just Learned The Truth About Dogs, It Made Me Sick.

[Karen]

Anything humans do can be taken too far. I do put the fault on dog shows, and the artificial standards they invent and purport to uphold.

[Jessika]

OMG do I *ever* agree with the statement "there is no healthy bulldog". I think the fact that these dogs can no longer reproduce naturally without human/medical intervention speaks for itself.

I think the most alarming changes to me are the bull terrier (they have seriously messed this breed up mentally) and German Shepherd.

[mon]

Simply reading about this makes me very uncomforatable, It's obcene and sad.

[Karen]

OMG do I *ever* agree with the statement "there is no healthy bulldog". I think the fact that these dogs can no longer reproduce naturally without human/medical intervention speaks for itself.

I think the most alarming changes to me are the bull terrier (they have seriously messed this breed up mentally) and German Shepherd.

Yes, I see the German Shepherds in show, and their hips just look painful to me! Give me a good, healthy dog any day, those artificially low back ends just cause trouble! And that they have distorted the Bulldog and even some other of the "push-face" dogs so C-section are required SHOULD be a hint that the breed standard need to be modified for healthier dogs!

And while we are at it, stop cropping ears and tails when it serves no other purpose than looks!

[lolli94]

Anything humans do can be taken too far. I do put the fault on dog shows, and the artificial standards they invent and purport to uphold.

I agree with Karen on this.

[Lady's Human]

The destruction of the German Shepherds as a breed is sad, but my father told me years ago that they "Bred the brains out of them". There's a reason my uncle Fred got his shepherds from Germany instead of getting them from a "reputable" breeder in the states.

[Karen]

The destruction of the German Shepherds as a breed is sad, but my father told me years ago that they "Bred the brains out of them". There's a reason my uncle Fred got his shepherds from Germany instead of getting them from a "reputable" breeder in the states.

Ayup - even if his Trooper ended up with "ears so big his brains fell out" (as Uncle Fred used to joke), at least his hips were fine, and he was a gorgeous, healthy dog!

[Lady's Human]

Or his last Shepherd, (Kaiser?) who was a big goofball.

[Karen]

Or his last Shepherd, (Kaiser?) who was a big goofball.

Kaiser was his dog when I was little, Ki for short always was put in the basement when I was visiting, as he was not fond of little kids*. Then was Sergeant (Sarge), then was Trooper.


*Especially ones who insisted on hugging dogs as soon as one encountered them!

[Lady's Human]

He had one after Trooper he was really proud of, that's the one I'm drawing a blank on the name.