Breeder who mri's in n.ireland/ireland?
I have been very impressed with the lengths this breeder has gone to health check her dogs.
I have for a long time thought that the cavalier clubs should be looking outside of the show scene for cavaliers that would bring some fresh genes into the show bred lines. Something that is unlikely to happen while cavalier clubs see their allegiance as being to their show breeding members rather than to the health and future of the cavalier breed.
BREEDER WHO MRI'S IN N.IRELAND/IRELAND
I hate the Thought of Puppy Farms, but.....
Could some Cavaliers be used from Puppy Farms, to help the terrible State the Cavaliers are in because of their SM and MVD Problems.
Margaret never said a Truer Word when she mentioned that so much of the Cavaliers' SM and MVD Problems are with Cavaliers' from the Show Scene.
For example ,the Cavaliers in the MVD DATA BASE will mostly be from Cavaliers who have been Heart Tested at CKCS SHOWS and there are 50% of Cavaliers 5-6 who will have a Heart Murmur at 5 years of Age.
There has got to be Fresh Genes brought into Show Cavalier Breeding Stock or their Health Troubles will never improve.
The Cardiologists now say that there could be so many Cavaliers around who are Carriers of the MVD Genes, the Cavaliers who will help this have got to come from some-where, it's no use Importing Cavaliers from Abroad because most World Wide Cavaliers were Exported from Britain and would probably have those MVD Genes since the Cavaliers originated anyway.
I know it is terrible to mention supporting Puppy Farms, but where else will the Fresh Cavalier Breeding Stock come from to try and Widen the Cavalier Gene Pool so that they could have the chance of Healthier, Longer Lives.
If the Cavaliers have as many Carriers of the SM Genes as they have of the MVD Genes, then there is no Hope for the Cavalier Breed.
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