Posted by Carla on 12/28/2008, 11:33 am, in reply to "Re: January 3rd, 2009"
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Ah, I see. I thought with Norrod judging and all....
Anyway, why DON'T the "bullies" do well under your conformation standard? After all, it does state in your standard that "type" isn't that important....
>The emphasis place on “type”, has led breeders and judges of related breeds to eliminate individuals from the gene pool who might have contributed significantly to the retention of the innate (inherent) qualities that >particular breed was originally know for, because the dog was too small, too large, off color, etc.
>A breed such as the American Pit Bull Terrier whose foundation dogs of 100 years ago varied greatly in “type” and size (12 to 70 lbs), and whose inner qualities were the determining factor in deciding which dogs where to >be bred and contribute to the future generations of their breed, cannot be bred for a certain physical “type” and still retain their original working qualities.
Do you look at the other qualities of the breed (their working qualities) in the conformation ring to determine if the dog's type just isn't important?
Carla
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