Hello Bet
I am sure by now you are more than a match for these people with no name and always remember Bet if you attract reactions of this cowardly nature you must be hurting them by your comments .
I also often wonder do any of these people own Cavaliers and if so do they ever have any which are suffering from SM as I never seem to read that they do and I never ever read any of the vociferous breeders posting anywhere about Cavaliers they own or have sold which suffer from SM or are their doors marked in such a way that SM passes them by .
Being nothing but a poor ignorant pet owner who has no desire to either breed or show I only believe the way forward is for more health testing, certainly not less ,and I for one if and when I decide to increase my flock will be seeking only Cavaliers that fulfill every recommended healthy breeding criteria available from whatever breeder that fulfills all the required protocols and produces the necessary documentation as proof, and of course if that then means an increase in price so be it and in any event two of my girls come from highly respected breeders who charged prices to reflect their standing within the breeders community .I have no death wish for Cavalier breeders only lots of regard,thanks and respect for those breeders that do comply with all the guidelines and so therefore cannot understand when comments are posted to decrease the amount of testing that is done ,so can anybody pls clarify for me what tests they think the writer deems as unnecessary .
I find during my many walks with my little group increasing numbers of overweight Cavaliers ( and owners ) who we approach in a kindly manner and engage in friendly conversation and find out most have purchased their dogs from BYB and that many intend to have just one litter themselves ,it is so hard then without appearing overbearing or aggressive to try and persuade or even plead with them please don't do this as theres more than enough problems within the breed without adding to them .I also hand out our Cavaliermatters cards and leaflets and try to get them to join CT and have look at the Cavaliermatters website but I know my words often fall on deaf ears but I feel duty bound to at least try and sincerely hope that some may listen to me.
So please Bet keep on banging the drum as every time you get a reaction means you are hurting where they don't like .

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