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29/2/2012

 
Got a bit of catching up to do. With three baby dogs to bring on at the moment & running a busy family home by the evening I am very tired & the blog can wait but have got on the computer tonight before sleep engulfs me.
We have 8 hello's tonight including two Cavalier boys Scrumpy & Oliver. Thanks all for the photo's & updates
I also have a little bad news with being contacted by Alison to be told that Smudge's sister Maddie has been diagnosed with a Juvenile Cataract in one eye. It has been caught early & surgery for this condition has a very high success rate.
Mum Millie & Dad Charlie of Maddie both have been anually eye tested for cataracts showing no signs & sister Smudge has been eye tested showing no signs of cataract but Mum & Dad must be gene carriers & Smudge could be a carrier to. A gene test for this condition in Cavalier's is in the pipeline & soon as it is available on my dogs will be tested.
Millie is in pups now to Reggie our Miniature Poodle, so this should put the chance of her off spring having a cataract as   very low as these pups will be crossbreeds, so the chance of doubling up of the gene's  will be very unlikely. Pups from both litters will only go to strictly none breeding homes.
It is never easy when you know you have bred a dog with a problem which you have tryed to avoid but it happens to the best of us. If you watched on Monday night on BBC 4 "Pedigree Dogs Exposed 3 years on" it is like the man said doing the genetics on boxers, "mutations occur in breeds but its what you do about it when you find out."
If anyone caught the program on Monday night it might of been a bit of an eye opener but for me unfortunately reinforced all my fears about Show breeders. There are some very ugly people in the show world. The pug & all the flat faced breeds are simply  dogs that should of never been allowed to be bred to this extreme but the show world lead by the Kennel Club have openly in the past encouraged these mutants to be bred. The show world should hang their heads in shame. Human vainity in all its grotesque glory.
One thing I would like to say which the program did not is with Cavaliers that Syringomyelia is seen as not just a problem in Cavaliers but is seen as a small dog breed problem & that hopefully a gene test is in the pipeline.
I also being around Cavaliers feel the heart problem is still more of a problem in Cavaliers & figures quoted for syringomyelia in Cavaliers could be a little over zealous although I would not play down the fact that this is a problem within this breed.
In the programme Dalmation dilemma was interesting & I will give credit to The Kennel Club for allowing registration of this crossbreed dog because they have looked at the science & although the UK Dalmation Club where against it ruled on the side of sound scientific fact that will mean a healthier & happier Dalmation dog of the future. The American Kennel Club have yet to allow registration of these heathier crossbreed dogs who where crossbred over 14 generations ago in America. The problem is that with close breeding of these dogs a gene to control uric acid has been bred out of them. Dalmation's in the UK & USA are believed to be at almost zero level of dogs still with the gene to control uric acid.
I say on my "All About Cavapoo" page that "I believe crossbreeding will be the saviour of many of the purebreeds in the future, so watch this space" but it seems that my prophecy is already here. All we need now is the Kennel Club to gentle open its doors to controlled crossbreeding  & many purebreeds could have a bright, happy & above all healthier future.
We are seriously considering not breeding pure cavaliers any more but trying to breed a similier type of dog with more genetic diversity, so hopefully with less chance of genetic disorders. This though needs more breeding stock than I can keep, so I would need to find other visionary breeders to do this which is easier said than done.
Finally after all the  doggy politics some photo's of Millie our Mum in waiting. She is now 6 weeks pregnant. She looks really well with being a good size already. Wants loads of cuddles which she gets with lots of tummy massage.
Smudge & Reggie are very much in love at this moment. The sun is in the sky & love is in the air at Poundlane.
Dawn
1/3/2012 01:12:31 am

What sad news about Maddie - hope the surgery goes well and she makes a fast recovery.
Lovey photos of all the dogs.
Margaret - Edward and Bella look like two peas in a pod and their behaviour sounds the same too! I almost hope we don't meet any other dog walkers when we go out as we have to stop and talk and our walks end up lasting much longer than planned!

Dawn x

Trish
1/3/2012 01:39:30 am

Hi Jane
Your ethical approach to breeding is probably why we have all waited so long for one of your pups. If only all breeders put dogs before awards/profit the world would be a better place. Thanks for keeping us updated with Spencer's extended family and I hope Maddie is soon back to good health
Regards
Trish

Tracey
1/3/2012 08:31:46 am

Trish I couldn't agree with you more. The doggie world would be a much better place if all breeders had the same attitude & experience as Jane. Finding a breeder like Jane is so hard to come by these days, she shows such loveing care to all of her dogs & puppies & doesn't just see £ signs like a lot of breeders do. The time you have to wait for a puppie is sooo worth while when you end up with a cutie like Spencer ! Roxy is doing really well, she will be 15 months on the 3rd & I can't begin to tell you how obedient & intelligent she really is. Just hope she can teach puppie no two how to be the perfect dog lol

Best Wishes

Tracey :-)

Tracey
1/3/2012 09:18:07 am

Hello Alison,

Sorry to hear of Maddie's eye condition & hope that all is well for her real soon !

Best Wishes

Tracey :-)

Tracey
1/3/2012 09:19:41 am

Hello Alison,

Sorry to hear of Maddie's eye condition & hope that all is well for her real soon !

Best Wishes

Tracey :-)

julie billett
1/3/2012 09:34:44 am

Hi,
Just wanted to give you an update on Millie (Primroses' sister).
Last week, after finding a couple of sick deposits now and then over the course of a couple of days as she does like to eat contraban, we came into the kitchen one morning to lots of sick,pools of blood and blood in her runny pooh.She was very sad looking too, a complete change to the happy,barking bouncing girl from the night before.
We took her to the vets out of hours and they immediately admitted her, she had Hemorraghic Gastroenteritis.After a few tense touch and go hours on a drip,anti biotics etc, she fortunately turned a corner.Within 48 hours she was back home with lots of medication and we are pleased to say she has made a full recovery (fingers crossed).The vet said they don't know why or how dogs get it and that it could re occur again,so Millie is on strict obs!
She's not too keen on the vets as it was her second visit of a personal nature as she has also had an abscess on her bottom this last month.Fingers crossed for a quiet month!!
Hope you have a quiet month too!!
x

Julie
1/3/2012 10:19:17 am

Hi Jane
Would just like to echo Trish and Tracey's comments about ethical breeding and say that we too are so glad we waited for a pup from you. Sad news about Maddie, we all wish her a speedy recovery after her op. Hope Millie keeps well too! Pups seemed to be looking more alike as they get older - the pic of Otis really looks like Poppy! Julie x

Glenda Moran
2/3/2012 12:28:07 am

Hi Jane,
I would also like to echo Trish's comments regarding your approach to breeding. We would happily wait so as long as it takes to have one of your pups. Bad breeding is heartbreaking. Looking forward to the arrival of Millie's pups. Belle, Jessica & Toby look a bundle of fun! Hope you and the family are all O.K. now.
Kind reagrds
Glenda

Alison
2/3/2012 01:25:02 am

Hi Jane,
Please can you thank everyone for their kind thoughts about Maddie. She is going to be seen by the vet in 3 weeks time and then the eye consultant 4 weeks after that, then she will decide whether to operate then or leave it awhile longer. Hope little Millie keeps well now, it is heart breaking when your dog gets ill, even worse than having a sick child, for at least a child can tell you where it hurts.Millie looks a picture of health again Jane, hope all goes well when she gives birth. Love seeing all the pictures of all the dogs. It is lovely to see them grow up and progress. I will keep you informed of Maddie's progress.
Love,
Alison.

Alie and Sophie Cutting
2/3/2012 12:57:13 pm

Oh my goodness Jane this weeks blog has a little bit of everything - sadness, happiness and by the sounds of it lots of loving going on - sounds like a hollywood blockbuster! once again lots of gorgeous photographs which just increase our excitement even more. Poor Sophie can hardly move in her room for beds, training pads, toys poopa scoops etc etc etc! fingers crossed you have happier news from everyone next week. Hope you and the family are all well. Alie and Sophie

Tracey
2/3/2012 01:39:31 pm

Something tells me you are waiting for a puppy! Sophie's room sounds a lot like what Jodie's once was lol :-)

Alie
3/3/2012 02:09:47 pm

Hi Tracey. Sophie is waiting very patiently. She's been busy checking the garden boundaries today for any puppy escape routes! :)

Ttracey
2/3/2012 01:46:30 pm

Something tell me you are waiting for a puppy! Sophie's room sounds a lot like Jodie's once was lol :-)

Tracey
3/3/2012 10:31:51 am

Hello Michelle,

After seeing the lovely pics of Charlie & Tinkerbell. Just wondered how they are getting on together.

Best Wishes

Tracey x :-)


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