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- From: young@alw.nih.gov
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- Subject: Re: On the breeds' original purposes
- Date: 21 Dec 1992 13:47:59 -0600
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- In article <1h4omqINNhqt@CS.UTK.EDU> you write:
- |> In this newsgroup I have frequently seen references to the original purposes
- |> of various breeds. Usually these references are about hunting breeds and either
- |> state or imply that to breed dog X which demonstrates poor Y instinct is bad since
- |> to do such would "harm" the breed.
- |>
- |> Toss up for discussion: Are the original purposes of the breed so sacrosanct
- |> that they can not evolve to match today's purposes of the breed?
- |>
- |> For the record: I do not believe they are, but I am interested in hearing
- |> other perspectives -- particularly those which go beyond "but where do you
- |> then draw the line on allowing change in breed specification?"
- |>
- |> Since I own dalmatians, I offer a (rhetorical) followup question: If my
- |> dalmatian is a wonderful example of the breed in every respect except that
- |> she will not (or can't) run for long distances alongside a carriage (her breed's
- |> original job), would breeding her harm the breed? Note that the question is
- |> entirely rhetorical, since she is spayed.
- |>
- |> And a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukka, Best New Year to all!
- |> david
- |> primeaux@cs.utk.edu
- |>
-
- I still use my pointing dogs for hunting. While there are quite a few
- fire houses that own dalmations, I don't know of many fire
- departments that still demand that their dogs run along side the truck.
-
- My dog still has a function, yes for the right person he would make
- a wonderful house dog. I think that he's a great house dog, but he is
- a hunting dog and for that reason requires a great deal of exercise
- and training. If you could breed him for a more relaxed temperment
- this breed could become very popular. They are medium in size, very
- personable, and very obedient. I would hate to see this happen,
- I can't give a concrete reason except to say that this is the perfect
- dog for me. I love to hunt and exercise. I like to attend and compete
- in field trials. I think that there are more people in the world who
- feel as I do. I guess it's just tradition, I don't
- want people to change the function of this breed for the same reasons
- that people would want to preserve their own ethnic heritage.
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- jy
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