- The top English Bulldog has FAILED veterinary inspection at Crufts, and will have its title removed, and will not be allowed to proceed to Best of Group or Best in Show. For some background, see >> Bulldogs: How Did We Come to Select for Defect?
. - The top Pekingese has FAILED veterinary inspection at Crufts, and will have its title removed, and will not be allowed to proceed to Best of Group or Best in Show. The Pekingese was the first standard the Kennel Club forced a change on after Pedigree Dogs Exposed was shown on the BBC back in 2008. For some background, see >> Pekingese Standard to be Changed by Kennel Club
. - The top Clumber Spaniel has FAILED veterinary inspection at Crufts, and will have its title removed, and will not be allowed to proceed to Best of Group or Best in Show. Over 45% of Clumbers are born Cesarean section. For other breeds with similar problems see >> C-Sections at the Kennel Club
The fact that these breeds, and many others, are health care wrecks or risks is not closely held information, nor is it a phantom of anyone's imagination.
The Swedish Kennel Club has named all of these breeds and 51 others as being in various states of trouble, and has classiffied them as breeds requiring urgent attention (Bulldog and Pekingese among them), breeds requiring increased attention (Clumber among them), to breeds requiring attention. Check out the whole list!
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