@neon552
The breeder I go to is very sensible - kennel club approved, each girl only has one litter in their life time, and the puppies are 100% pedigree with no crossbreeding whatsoever.
KC ‘approval’ is meaningless the breed standard describes respiratory distress as ‘undesirable’. How about breeding animals that don’t have to struggle every moment of their lives and can actively enjoy themselves instead? And not crossbreding is no recommendation - bulldogs are one of the most genetically inbred breeds - genetic experts actively recommend cross breeding them
www.independent.co.uk/news/science/english-bulldog-health-problems-inbreeding-pedigree-dog-breeds-breeders-a7160041.html
Also how many breeding bitches does your breeder own if she’s only breeding once from each...
I would say I’m very experienced with bulldogs now - I realise what they can and can’t do etc.
You mean you’ve convinced yourself that they can’t do normal dog behaviours?
They are in the best possible shape, and none of the puppies produced have been known to have health issues at this present time.
So they all breathe silently? Don’t snore? No thought not. So they do have health problems, it’s just that you’ve convinced yourself it’s ‘normal for the breed’ just because something is commonplace it doesn’t mean it’s acceptable. Research has shown unequivocally that the majority of brachycephslic breeders and owners simply aren’t able to identify poor welfare in their own dogs - even when these dogs have diagnosed health problems.
www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/07/19/fifth-short-muzzled-dogs-require-corrective-surgery-study-finds/
I already own an almost 5 year old male bulldog from the same breeder. I have had him since a puppy and he has been a dream from day one. I would say I’m very experienced with bulldogs now
Genetic experts, the veterinary profession and animal welfare organisations are all unanimous and at Brachycephaly is abnormal and causes multiple health and welfare problems. Your 5 years of dog ownership and a few chats with a breeder who is selling you pathologically deformed dogs does not make you knowledgeable. Please educate yourself properly, the more you’ve written, the more you’ve highlighted how little you know.
only ever support the purchase of bulldog / french bulldog / pug puppies from very specific sensible breeders, and the care for the dog is very very important. You MUST have experience or do research.
I completely agree that you must do research - if you did you’d understand that it is IMPOSSIBLE to breed a healthy bulldog to the current breed standard. Breeding bulldogs relies on selecting for genetic abnormalities that cause Robinow syndrome in humans - you aren’t selecting for ‘looks’ you have to select for genetic abnormalities.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190103120849.htm
I’m sure that you’ll be convinced that you/your breeder know better than science and that your dogs are different. But they aren’t. Please educate yourself.