New Breed Standards

While going thru my local newspaper I came upon this clip and decided to post it-

New Breed Standards:A Britain's Kennel Club has announced major reforms to breed standards and accepted breeding practices for purebred dogs.  The changes come in response to concerns that purebreds have serious health problems as a reult of breeding for the show ring.  Prominent among affected breeds is the bulldog, the Chow Chow, the Chinese Shar-pei, the German shepherd and the Labrador retriever.

This was posted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune Thursday, January 15, 2009.