Rave Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Just saw this on a friend's facebook site... BBC America is airing the controversial documentary, Pedigree Dogs Exposed, Tuesday at 8 pm EST. Disturbing, probing look at the effects of inbreeding and selecting for exaggerated traits. It caused an uproar in the UK and nearly shut down the Crufts dog show. You can also watch it on Terrierman's web site. http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2009/...gs-exposed.html Terrierman also has a nice blog entry written about the topic here, which mentions Border Collies and other working/performance breeds: http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2006/...d-thinking.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum24dog Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 It caused an uproar in the UK and nearly shut down the Crufts dog show. Yes, it rightly caused an uproar but it didn't nearly shut Crufts down by any means. The BBC pulled out of TV coverage but the KC arranged online coverage of the events people really want to see (not the breed showing) and it was far superior to anything the BBC ever did. The only practical effect on Crufts was that it was very marginally quieter than usual. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest echoica Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 This is a really interesting documentary. I have recommended it to friends before. It's really sad what has happened to some of these breeds over time. I really don't get how they think GSD's look better with that sunken back end. They walk funny and it looks plain stupid!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdarling Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Another great Terrierman entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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