> ...if the breed does die out, it won't be > for the reasons Laura mentioned, but because no one is going to want to bother with this > sickly, diseased breed.
Isn't this quite an exaggeration! If you will go back and read what I've been saying you will note that I don't think Cavaliers are any worse than ANY domesticated purebred dog or cat species. They are virtually all in the same state because we humans are purposefully breeding them the way we want--often with little thought to the future, only thought as to what we want NOW. If my dog breaks a leg, I am most certainly going to go to the vet to make sure it is in a correct position and put in a cast to heal well. I am not going to splint it myself even though I know it will heal both ways. I just know some testing on that leg (an x-ray) will help that leg to heal *better*. If the technology is available so I can do an even *better* job than before, then I will make use of it. I breed the same way. Laura Lang Roycroft Cavaliers ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
