Originally posted by YellowLabLover
I feel sorry for a couple of breeds, mainly ones with really short leggies, it has to be so hard to walk and run, it looks so silly to see them running around zippy.

Also, ones with long hair that covers their eyes- how can they see, LOL!? I also feel bad for breeds with really thick hair, kept in hot climates, where they have to be so hot- the same for short haired dogs kept in cold climates. When we were in Texas I saw an Alaskan Malamute, it was over 100F outside, I felt so bad for the dog.
I dunno.. some of those low-riders can run like hell! LoL You should see Charlie and CHloe when they're down in the wash off leash... ZZZZZZOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!! LOL

I used to feel sorry for the huskies, etc here in AZ, until I became a groomer. Then I learned that a dog's coat acts like an insulator. Keeps them cool in summer, warm in winter. It's the thick coated breeds that get shaved down that I feel sorry for. No protection from buggies, the sun, stuff like that.

About this whole show bred/vs whatever.... I don't think it's right for anyone to knock a type of dog for ANY reason. We all have our preferences. I, for one, don't like cockers. (No offense! ) But I would never tell anyone their cocker is stupid, or bad, or shouldn't be bred. EVER! That would be like telling someone who's child is a model that it's wrong. It's insulting, and rather misinformed. To make a generalisation like "show bred dogs are bad" is wrong, and to a lot of people, very hurtful. It would be like someone with show dogs saying "mutts are wrong, they do nothing to improve any breed". There are bad breeders and good breeders, in and out of the show ring. I don't think the subject should have even come up, knowing it would upset a LOT of people on PT who do not deserve to be put down like that.

A little common courtesy, if you would!