steve11 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 This article is way too important to be hidden away. All dog fanciers should read this & learn... http://www.dogstardaily.com/training/breedism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 from the article in the link "Now, if four dissimilar pure-breeds e.g., Lhasa Apso, Cardigan Corgi, Saluki and Newfoundland, were allowed to interbreed willy nilly, within just two generations, the mixed-breed offspring would largely resemble shepherds, Labradors, huskies and terriers types, even though these dogs have had no shepherd, Lab, husky, or terrier blood in their veins for hundreds of generations. This phenomenon is known as atavism, whereby the interbreeding of highly selected strains causes a reversion to the wild type, i.e., wolfy-lookalikes (shepherds and huskies) and prototypical dogs (Lab-pointer types). Thus, many mongrel bites are erroneously classified as shepherd, Labrador and husky bites because the dogs looked like those breeds, i.e., the dogs were classified by phenotype (looks) rather than genotype (geneology)." The article was excellent but the above paragraph really caught my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisart Dobes Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Thanks for posting that - interesting read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steve11 Posted July 5, 2010 Author Share Posted July 5, 2010 bump for those who missed it or just didn't "get it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inez Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 what a breath of fresh air. of course thats not what newspapers or the media want to hear. maybe this should become one of those chain emails instead of the constant flow of crap, pass this on and u will win a zillion dollars. delete and doom will fall our emails are flooded with daily? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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