Just the opposite in fact, this is a new breed started in 1949 & this is why the COI is so high-it's a Czech breed developed for hunting & showing. The breed goes back to just 3 dogs

In short the likely answer is no (judging by the look of the dogs), which is sort of my point.

Aside from that I thought the programme was interesting. Not necessarily factually correct, but interesting. I guess I just don't like tabloid journalists.

And that is my point. A breeder, vet and breed council member letting his breed (and people/families) down. If someone should be using influence to improve standards it should be someone like him should it not, never mind not submitting the bloods..

That was from the original program & the breeder has stopped showing & breeding

JH as usual only gave half the facts, the 70% was from this quote



IE 90% of the dogs in the research had CM & between 30% & 70% of them have SM

"The evidence for a lower prevalence in younger animals is more reliable (because of the higher numbers included in the present study and the lower likelihood of false inclusion) and this effect lasts until dogs are at least three years of age. This finding has important implications for the design of a screening test procedure and may conflict with the current recommendations that the optimum age for screening should be 30 months. These data would imply that it is probable that dogs aged up to three years may yet have reduced odds for the diagnosis of syringomyelia. However, there is a need for the dogs to be creened when they are reasonably young so that breeders can decide at an early stage whether their animals are suitable for breeding; many breeders would consider 36 months unduly old. ... The high lifetime prevalence of syringomyelia raises concerns for the welfare of the CKCS breed and also suggests that eliminating the genetic risk factors for the disease by selective breeding may be difficult, because the heritability has previously been shown to be complex, and the prevalence of the determinant genes within the population is therefore likely to be high. The true prevalence of syringomyelia in the general CKCS population is expected to be higher than that found in this sample population because symptomatic dogs were specifically excluded. "

You could write to the producers of the show and ask ?

I fail to see how that is unfeeling tbh

Edit, and I went on his site...only comments on the wonderful ch's they bred, no comment on the programme/his position etc

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Originally Posted by Velvetboxers
First and foremost he is a Vet - perhaps you are lucky and have healthy dogs not affected by hereditary or congenital conditions. He spoke with conviction regarding the health & welfare of pedigree dogs.

Quote by Dobermann Its just a shame the boxer breeder who is also a vet didn't care so much about hereditary issues...end quote

[/LIST][*]some pretty irrelevant stuff on the Dally cross - what exactly was JH's point here ? -the dog's here and it's been KC registered - so what if some folk in the breed don't agree ?

Ok - here are my thoughts :

• some pretty disgusting behaviour from the Boxer breeders who need to step up to the plate and have their dogs tested and be more honest about the problem in their lines
  
  
• pretty horrible footage of the Brachy breeds featured - I'll confess I'm constantly puzzled why these are amongst the most popular breeds with registrations that are going through the roof - but hey the puiblic's appetite for Pugs/Bull dogs/Frenchies and almost ALL the flat faced breeds seems insatiable
  
  
  [*]more frantic foaming at the mouth from Mark 'Mad eye' Evans ( is he some kind of joke ? )
  
  
  
  
• Sheila Crispin underlining yet again just what a complete waste of time the Dog Advisory Council is ( I mean WHAT is this body for ? )
  
  
• some pretty irrelevant stuff on the Dally cross - what exactly was JH's point here ? -the dog's here and it's been KC registered - so what if some folk in the breed don't agree ?
  
  
• an over emphasis on the show sector - the title was PEDIGREE dogs exposed 2 - yet no mention of where most pedigree dogs are sourced from - why ?
  
  
• and lastly - frankly - I found it mostly rehashed stuff from the first programme and boring in parts - does it represent me or most of the pedigree show breeders I know - nope !!