CAVALIERS-MORE DENIAL AND DISSENT
She mentions that Some Influential Breeders apparently find it unacceptable that the Results of Dogs Scanned under the New Official SM Screening Program SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC.
They should hang their heads in shame.
CAVALIERS -MORE DENIAL AND DISSENT.
Some Cavalier Breeders seem to be under the Impression that Jemima Harrison is blaming All Cavalier Breeders for the Mess the Cavalier Breed is in with their SM and MVD Health Problems.
That is not the case.
As Jemima Harrison so eloquently mentions in her Recent Blog,that the Cavalier Breed has ended up in the Hands of the Most Poisonous Self -Serving People in Dogdom .
She goes onto mention ,that it is a Rotten Core of Cavalier Breeders, note NOT ALL CAVALIER BREEDERS, that if this Rotten Core of Cavalier Breeders get their way about Hindering the Progress of the MRI Scanning Scheme,then it is this Rotten Core who are Playing Fast and Loose with the Future of our Cavalier Breed.
Why should they be being allowed to do this ?
They are not the Cavalier Breed and must stop their Childish Antics of putting the Final Nail in the Coffin of the Researchers trying to Save our Beloved Cavaliers with all their Futile Excuses.
Bet
The latest news on the Cavalier front, reported in Dog World this week, is that some influential breeders apparently find it unacceptable that the results of dogs scanned under the new official syringomyelia (SM) screening programme should be made public. Worse, it seems that the Kennel Club has given in to them.
Cavalier clubs meet to discuss health issues
REPRESENTATIVES of all the Cavalier clubs were present at a recent meeting to discuss the breed’s health issues.
The meeting, at the Kennel Club building at Stoneleigh, was led by KC geneticist Jeff Sampson, Mike Herrtage of Cambridge Veterinary School, and Dr Sarah Blott and Dr Tom Lewis of the Animal Health Trust; the latter two are compiling estimated breeding values (EBVs) for all Cavaliers in the UK.
The aim of EBVs is to allow breeders to select against health problems such as mitral valve disease and syringomyelia (SM), while safeguarding the long-term health of the breed by maintaining genetic diversity. In order to do this, a huge amount of health data – including heart test results and results of MRI scans for signs of SM – need to be collected and the pedigree of the dogs known.
A proposal for the way in which the KC could record and publish results was suggested to those at the meeting on Thursday of last week, and it was agreed that this would be taken back to the clubs, the KC and the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for discussion ‘and hopefully approval’, a KC spokesman said.
“The need for a proposal arose because it was clear that there was a need to encourage participation in the new scheme and aid speedy data collection,” she said. “Simply following the way in which other BVA/KC scheme data is recorded and published is unlikely to achieve this at this time.”
...some influential breeders apparently find it unacceptable that the results of dogs scanned under the new official syringomyelia (SM) screening programme should be made public. Worse, it seems that the Kennel Club has given in to them.
I am confused by the PDE blog entry. It states:
I checked the Dog World hyperlink on the blog -- http://www.dogworld.co.uk/News/06-Cavalier.aspx -- and all it says is this:
Now, what I cannot figure out is where in that Dog World article there is anything remotely implying what the blog entry attributes to it, when the blog states:
Can someone help me out here?
Now, what I cannot figure out is where in that Dog World article there is anything remotely implying what the blog entry attributes to it, when the blog states:
Can someone help me out here?
Also I have heard on this forum, some breeders would give away a cavalier to an unknowing pet owner b/c of a health condition.
I personally think, that would be a great example and a TRUE champion breeder. One that waits, does not breed the most healthy cavaliers, but also has a love of competing and showing. They may also produce the most healthy cavalier also to breed. One is not a better champion in my eyes. However, I have a cavalier with SM. Keep in mind this is the breeder that is breeding for health first.
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I agree that reading the Dog World article it would be hard to know just why the proposal to change the way that this particular BVA/KC Scheme is recorded is thought necessary.
I think that you may need to read the actual points of the proposal on the Cavalier Club website www.thecavalierclub.co.uk ...
I am off topic but those really good breeders probably just want a good home. There are some but they are the ones not in it for $.
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