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Originally Posted by Natti
The RSPCA has always been anti-pedigrees, and most articles are no more than an attempt to encourace people to go to the rescues rather than show breeders (who more often than not breed for sound, healthy dogs - Its their name and reputation at stake and nobody in the show world would ever want their name on an unhealthy dog!).
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This is an important point. Many animal rescue groups are actually anti-breeding of any kind (a radical view in my opinion) and the HSUS and PETA are actually anti pet ownership (like we should give the ones out there a good home and let the rest die off). So you have to realize these are all propaganda for people with a bit of an agenda.
What I was saying is that people need to demand transparency from breeders in regard to health testing and only buy from the responsible ones. It is a few "bad" breeders that tarnish the whole sport, and that's sad.
And just to add- I have to agree that as far as purebred dogs go Chis are some of the healthiest of the bunch. I don't know anyone who shows chis, but I am in with a crowd who shows some bigger dogs and never have I heard them talk disparagingly about the health of the breed, and they certainly talk about a lot of other breeds at length.
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