In a message dated 11/14/2002 10:36:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> A recent post indicated that one might consider it radical to not breed even > one dog that had the trembling syndrome. > To me, this makes perfect sense and my congratulations to the British for > their bravery and progressiveness. > Why would a process such as this, which saves countless pups from suffering, > not be applauded. I wasn't the author of that post but my interpretation of the phrase was "radical" in terms of extensive or complete, such as "radical mastectomy"...not radical in terms of a value judgement like 'over the top'. I used the phrase "the British cut hard and deep into the breeding pool..." to mean the same thing. And yes, I do applaud the people involved for making hard decisions in favor of the future of the breed. It's thanks to their efforts (and sacrifice!) that we can answer a query like Valerie's with 'good news' and not bad. -Sherri Venditti
