catalunya199again

anyone see the clip on gmtv last week. a vet and other professionels want to stop the breeding of bulldogs because they have been heavily inbred.

because most females have a ceaserion they think that is wrong also cause the bulldog struggles to give birth natuarally. also there breathing thay say they find it hard to breath and all the usual problems the bulldog is suppose to have.

ok mine aint the fittest but he still has long walks yes he breaths hard but its never as bad as they make out, he does snore sometimes (not to bad).

end of the day they are a iconic symbol of this country and should never be phased out they are loyal to there masters and the friendliest dog you will ever meet

Comper100

I think its would be a good idea if they set up a scheme to make the breeding paterns wider so they become a little more less buldog if you know what i mean, for the concern of the dog and the breed as a whole. If it continues then they will suffer from the day they are born and thats just not right.

However the Buldog should never be got rid of as you say they are lovely animals, if not a bit dribley .

Comper100

PG

its the do-gooders again with their "cant be arsed to police it properly so lets just ban them" attitude.
W@nks !

hedgehog

This is always a tricky one. Many dogs are now bred for their looks rather than for temperament. As their looks become more refined so breeders tend to aim for something slightly more extreme. In turn this can lead to animals that are bred with no concern for their likely health or temperament.

Working dogs, generally, are bred for temperament rather than appearance but even at that can become too inbred which may lead to problems.

I don't think it is specific breeds or the average owner that drives the majority of problems. I believe the problems lie with shows and owners who breed to win prizes at these shows.

In the end people are responsible for most of the problems with dogs. There is no excuse for breeding a dog that can not be healthy and there is no excuse for breeding a dog that looks good but has a bad temperament. I suppose it is a case of moderation and common sense in all things but let's hope we never get to the situation where we are at the level of people who need warnings on cups of MacDonalds coffee telling them that the contents may be hot.

Brit_in_Japan

Centuries ago bulldogs were fighting dogs. Selective breeding has taken place to breed bulldogs with certain characteristics, the flat face the puny rear legs etc. Unfortunately that selective breeding has also led to breathing problems, heart problems and breeding problems. Bulldogs of today are not heathy animals. Their average life expectancy is years less than a bitza ! No dog lover can say that's a good situation.

What they are proposing is not to phase bulldogs out, but to change the "standard" bulldog form by which they judge animals at shows. By not insisting on some arbitrary asthetic like a flat face and by giving marks to dogs which do not have breathing problems, they hope that they can tend the breed back to a more heathy norm. So they are not being phased out, they want to breed healthier bulldogs which are more like the bulldogs of yesteryear.

Markus

hmm, maybe the same experts can kill off chavs due to inbreeding? think that would be far more benificial to soceity!

gyfto1

have heard the best way to give a chav a vasectomy is to kick his sister in the jaw.
sorry,just had to say it