No. Temperament, health, being fit for purpose and LOOKING like the breed that they are are all equal in my opinion. You can't have one without the others.
FCRs are still dual purpose. Lots of working dogs do exceptionally well in the show ring and lots of 'show' dogs go picking up every year. I think people in the breed feel it is really important that continues.
(Which dog is it??? )
My OH, as you know, fell in love with the resident BT when we got Cosmo. Smitten....and we did consider a BT but listened very carefully when you said did we really want a dog who would find the rabbit holes, one who would go down it and find the rabbit and one who would then bring said rabbit back to us.... The answer...um no thanks. Still love them though, but yes there are more about and they don't all look as they should and that's to my untrained eye...(having met the best ones others have a high benchmark to live up to )

Because it has only just happened, libel cases can't just be taken to court over night

I know - I thought you were talking about the lies from the PDE programme. Sorry.

thats just shocking


Yes many people just see a compact low main terrier type - dont know the facts at all
Thats why I was mad with my vet friend - health is v important but also got to look at the whole package


Yup thats one reason why I get so mad when I see Americans breeding collies to jrt to make the 'border jack' - a small flyball dogs

Much as I love Mia to death
Mixing a headstrong collie with a headstrong terrier gives the chance for a v difficult dog!

She wrote about a top winning Shar Pei's parents being unhealthy & yet he was still being bred from-all a load of lies ! Ergo if she lied about something can easily be checked what else has she lied about ???

well I await her prosecution with interest.

actually TBH if any Shar Pei is 'healthy' I'd be surprised. Be a VERY interesting court case.

rune

I don't know......DD mentioned something she said about CCs and how that was untrue.
But I was actually asking you as you seem So anti what she has said.
People were very upset and cross about what was said....I assumed as this was the case - either it was untrue (and therefore can be contested) or it is true and people do not want to face up to it?
I had no issues with the programme - and have not looked into her enough to form a judgement - hence I was directing my questions to you, who have obviously looked into her more.

ETA - sorry - I realised I did not phrase it as a question - I was in a bit of a rust this morning.
Apologies.

I've just read the article in Our Dogs. Basically, she produced a leaflet which she took to the latest APGAW meeting at the House of Commons which stated that the Crufts 2010 BOB parents had died of Amyloidosis and he was still being used at stud. Neither of the dogs had died from it, the sire and grandsire still being alive and the dam died in an accident. She also distributed it electronically, which then spiralled. The owners ended up becoming the subject of a hate campaign.

Lets hope they do,

Talk about Karma, it has certainly jumped up to bite her backside.

Had to laugh though when she declined to comment to "our dogs" very unlike her

What this proves, is the lengths she will go to to sensationalism, and promoting herself.

This will follow her around for a long time yet, discrediting her every word!!

The Shar Pei concerned was not bred in the UK & is from a very good breeder who produces long lived dogs

She indicated that his father was dead-he isn't he is alive & well. Now that she cannot deny is an out & out lie. I can see the breeder getting involved here after all in the US ligatigation is usually the first option taken rather than the last as in the UK