The Lady With the Black Dogs (who happen to be “real” fierce staunch old- fashioned Afghans, rare today) sent me a note and a link, knowing it would provoke me and push all my buttons on genetics, bombast, and bullshit, not to mention on the kind of dog commercialism that makes AR types try to …
Tag: Animal Breeding
Random Doggage– Our Pups and Lineage, in Part
I need a new pic of Irbis who has two more weeks to go as a house dog but is driving me nuts as he is in full active mode. Here, to scale, is the plate that saved his leg, now one of my myriad desk chotchkes. Hard to believe it was inside his leg, …
BEE Inbreeding!
I know that there have been a lot of furious discussions over DOG inbreeding. But now it appears that the honeybee crisis may well be BEE inbreeding!
“Qualzucht”
Look at this healthy old- type chow, still used to hunt in China. According to Vladimir Beregovoy the Chinese call them “bony dogs”. Here is what they call “fat dogs”, the “improved” Euro-American chow. How can this dog see, breathe, or walk? DR John Burchard used the word “qualzucht” in reference to this. I asked …
More on the Murder Hollow Bssetts
David Zincavage takes on Patrick Burns’ seeming complacence over the outrage. Also read the post below for a gut- wrenching description of what might happen to any multiple animal owner. Did you know that PETA’s new slogan is “There are NO good breeders!”
Controversial Pups
Our Asian dogs are capable of causing fits among more conventional dog breeders. Lately cyber attacks and threats were unleashed against litters by Vladimir Beregovoy and Jes and Brett at Demonpuppy’s Wicked Awesome Dog and Art Blog. Jess explains in great detail: “…it is so incredibly disappointing for me to find out that an acquaintance …
Mystery Hound
I would have said Taigan myself, as did about 90% of respondents, here and on email But she is an Afghan- poodle cross– a rescue, but unaltered. After three hours with her I can see nothing about her that isn’t oriental sighthound- temperament, gait, structure, voice, even smell. Fascinating! (Yes, Jess, she has the “Afghan …
The Kids Are All Right
Our own youngsters are growing too fast to keep up with– in photos anyway. Both have grown in the last week.
Puppy Mills?
Gail Goodman sent this interesting essay from the UKC on “Puppy Mills” What are they? Should we even use the word? “Twenty years ago, animal activists created the phrase “puppy mill”. Back then, it was only applied to commercial breeders, and then only to those who were breaking the law by neglecting their dogs. In …
As Promised
Puppy pix! Shunkar with his dad, right up the street at Daniela’s. Irbis (brindle), Kira (red) and Jengiz (grizzle), last day together. Irbis and Kira (we kept Mr. I, and Kira went to Dave in Utah). Jengiz wrestles with a new friend at John B’s in California. That is his half- sister behind.