Can the cavalier breed be saved ?
CAN THE CAVALIER BREED BE SAVED ?
Thank You all for joining in this Discussion.
I really do think that it's going to be difficult to find the Answer to the Horrendous Health Problems Afflicting our Cavaliers.
This is a Further Comment from the Article from my Previous Post ,and is sure Food For Thought.
This Lady ,who loves Cavaliers as much as we all do on this List, is now starting on a New Project to create a Healthier Cavalier Type Breed ,she had bought her Cavalier from a Cavalier Breeder who had carried out the Health Tests ,yet her Cavalier still developed Health Problems .
Because she and many other Cavalier Owners now have doubts about ever having another Cavalier ,whether they could put themselves the Heart Ache and Many Tears they have had when their Cavaliers died from the Health Problems in our Cherished Breed ,she has wondered about if the Things we Lovers of Cavaliers Love about our Cavaliers could be Retained without their Health Problems .
She has now Consulted with Cavalier Breeders , Genetic Experts and Vets about Out Crossing Cavaliers with another Breed.
She knows that other Hidden and Unknown Health Problems could Appear, but she will be keeping Health Records on her Breeding Programs about this happening.
What the Out Come will be this Lady hopes ,will be a Breed that will Eventually Resemble Tradional Toy Spaniels ,OK ,they won't be Cavaliers ,but at last we Cavalier Owners who have had the Heart Break of having our Beloved Cavaliers dying at such young ages ,could have the chance of having a 4 Legged Friend who has the Lovely Nature of a Cavalier ,but can live Longer , Healthier Lives.
I think the Cavalier Breed is now at the Point when there is not much more that can be being done about their Health Problems .
The MVD Problem is not improving because there are probably so many Cavalier Carriers around now with the MVD Genes, shortly it will maybe being said about the SM Problem, so it's no use Living in a Fool's Paradise and kidding our -selves that All Will be Well for our Cavaliers.
This will be a Bitter Pill for Many Cavalier Folk to Swallow, but have Cavaliers to be Out Crossed with another Breed in-order to have some-thing like a Cavalier.
I think it's got to be that or the Cavalier Breed will become Extinct.
There is no-body who Loves Cavaliers More than I do , but their Suffering because of their Health Problems has got to Stop ,if this has to be the Way Forward, the So Be IT.
Bet
The only way I can see to get healthy Cavaliers is to make it illegal to breed from non satisfactorily tested dogs and bitches.
I no longer want to know when people ask me to advise them on finding a puppy because they don't take the sensible advice I give them. The last 3 or 4 that I tried to guide in the right direction resulted in me spending time and money finding them a responsibly bred pup at a reasonable price, when either they would not go out of Birmingham to see a litter or could find one in the paper for half the price.
The thing I object to most of all is when all breeders get blamed for the sick dogs these people buy and by some members here who tar all of us with the same brush.
For anyone who does not know, I stopped breeding in 1992, then tried to restart 18 months ago because I had a positive tested bitch capable of making a healthy contribution to the breed. No pups despite trying 2 different dogs, but I will try twice more with her. So far she has cost somewhere in the region of £2,000 for health testing, reprovet fees, stud fees and travel.
What does not help is being lumped together with PFs and BYBs and being accused of overpricing by those either too stupid or too ignorant to appreciate the difference. Bet and Rod, all breeders are not the same and almost all that I know do test, then have to compete against the irresponsible to find good homes for their pups.
CAN THE CAVALIER BREED BE SAVED ?
Thank You all for joining in this Discussion.
I really do think that it's going to be difficult to find the Answer to the Horrendous Health Problems Afflicting our Cavaliers.
This is a Further Comment from the Article from my Previous Post ,and is sure Food For Thought.
This Lady ,who loves Cavaliers as much as we all do on this List, is now starting on a New Project to create a Healthier Cavalier Type Breed ,she had bought her Cavalier from a Cavalier Breeder who had carried out the Health Tests ,yet her Cavalier still developed Health Problems .
Because she and many other Cavalier Owners now have doubts about ever having another Cavalier ,whether they could put themselves the Heart Ache and Many Tears they have had when their Cavaliers died from the Health Problems in our Cherished Breed ,she has wondered about if the Things we Lovers of Cavaliers Love about our Cavaliers could be Retained without their Health Problems .
She has now Consulted with Cavalier Breeders , Genetic Experts and Vets about Out Crossing Cavaliers with another Breed.
She knows that other Hidden and Unknown Health Problems could Appear, but she will be keeping Health Records on her Breeding Programs about this happening.
What the Out Come will be this Lady hopes ,will be a Breed that will Eventually Resemble Tradional Toy Spaniels ,OK ,they won't be Cavaliers ,but at last we Cavalier Owners who have had the Heart Break of having our Beloved Cavaliers dying at such young ages ,could have the chance of having a 4 Legged Friend who has the Lovely Nature of a Cavalier ,but can live Longer , Healthier Lives.
I think the Cavalier Breed is now at the Point when there is not much more that can be being done about their Health Problems .
The MVD Problem is not improving because there are probably so many Cavalier Carriers around now with the MVD Genes, shortly it will maybe being said about the SM Problem, so it's no use Living in a Fool's Paradise and kidding our -selves that All Will be Well for our Cavaliers.
This will be a Bitter Pill for Many Cavalier Folk to Swallow, but have Cavaliers to be Out Crossed with another Breed in-order to have some-thing like a Cavalier.
I think it's got to be that or the Cavalier Breed will become Extinct.
There is no-body who Loves Cavaliers More than I do , but their Suffering because of their Health Problems has got to Stop ,if this has to be the Way Forward, the So Be IT.
Bet