I'm on the fence.
On one side, it would be nice to have all breeds that can breed/whelp naturally, who you don't have to be concerned with the heat etc.
Then again. Dogs have been bred to our standards for hundreds of years. People bred them to look a certain way because they like it. If all dogs were bred willy-nilly they would be generic brown dogs with prick ears. People have shaped and molded all of these different breeds. I chose a breed that suits my needs/wants. I chose a breed that has natural ears and tails, a coat length I like, an energy level I like and temperament I like.
People *like* bulldogs, just the way they are. It's hard for some to see that. As long as they are being cared for, and provided with c-sections and kept cool in the summer what's the problem? People wouldn't have made them that way if they didn't mind caring for them.
What about your toy breeds w/ hypoglycemia? To me that would be a burden. I can't go to work without worrying that my puppy will fall out from not eating? Should people be breeding dogs that small? It's not up to me. I don't own a toy breed. I chose a breed that doesn't have that problem.
Just do the best for your respective breed, but don't try to tell other people what to do with theirs. The AR people are tring to fix all that for us anyway.
On one side, it would be nice to have all breeds that can breed/whelp naturally, who you don't have to be concerned with the heat etc.
Then again. Dogs have been bred to our standards for hundreds of years. People bred them to look a certain way because they like it. If all dogs were bred willy-nilly they would be generic brown dogs with prick ears. People have shaped and molded all of these different breeds. I chose a breed that suits my needs/wants. I chose a breed that has natural ears and tails, a coat length I like, an energy level I like and temperament I like.
People *like* bulldogs, just the way they are. It's hard for some to see that. As long as they are being cared for, and provided with c-sections and kept cool in the summer what's the problem? People wouldn't have made them that way if they didn't mind caring for them.
What about your toy breeds w/ hypoglycemia? To me that would be a burden. I can't go to work without worrying that my puppy will fall out from not eating? Should people be breeding dogs that small? It's not up to me. I don't own a toy breed. I chose a breed that doesn't have that problem.
Just do the best for your respective breed, but don't try to tell other people what to do with theirs. The AR people are tring to fix all that for us anyway.