tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post2310765850554635333..comments2024-03-20T17:32:35.238+00:00Comments on Pedigree Dogs Exposed - The Blog: Lewis Hamilton is an idiotJemima Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092892697145388048noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-37701555477821293112020-07-07T10:59:10.122+01:002020-07-07T10:59:10.122+01:00Agree and as an addition to that he only bought on...Agree and as an addition to that he only bought one dog. Coco was given to him by the breeder because of her poor health. He has spent a fortune on vets for her so the short 6 yrs of her life was as good as it could be. What an idiot eh!!LazyCabDrivingLawStudenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732896311278815468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-8372607352258374662015-04-15T10:14:39.526+01:002015-04-15T10:14:39.526+01:00What a load of absolute rubbish!! Firstly - how do...What a load of absolute rubbish!! Firstly - how do any of you know what research Lewis Hamilton did or did NOT do before he got either of these dogs? Furthermore, looking at Lewis' photos, tweets, facebook status; simply doesn't allow you to judge the health or respiratory performance of either of these dogs. Lewis has said be got these dogs because he loved the breed. You can be sure he wasn't going to a back yard breeder with £250 cash in his back pocket. Likely as not both these dogs have the highest pedigree and came from excellent breeding. That said; I do acknowledge that we have a problem with breeding of bulldogs in this country, of which I am sure Lewis is also aware. As far as the picture of Lewis going up a mountain with the dogs; he carried Coco in a backpack. His assessment of Coco as her owner is that she tends to be lazier than Roscoe. Perhaps that is the nature of the dog? I have three dogs, one being a labrador boy. He's lazier than the others, in my opinion. The fact that I say that does not mean he is unfit. You're all speculating with very very little evidence, and labelling the guy an arsehole. Hardly fair is it? Or sensible?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-73492755499607675812014-03-15T13:09:16.161+00:002014-03-15T13:09:16.161+00:00Mario here,
Jemima, you must be pretty special to...Mario here,<br /><br />Jemima, you must be pretty special to be able to recognise and differentiate gasping from panting in a photo!<br /><br />All the best, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-54100205180180635902014-02-12T20:10:06.068+00:002014-02-12T20:10:06.068+00:00I was curious about what English bulldogs in Swede...I was curious about what English bulldogs in Sweden are winning the shows nowadays, since the Swedish Kennel Club prides itself on being "on the forefront of canine health" and bla bla bla, and I was not impressed. Frankly, quite shocked.<br /><br />This one won best of breed on the biggest dog show in Sweden last year, just two months ago: http://www.hogwartsbulldoggs.nu/bilder/eng_bulldogg_sthlm_13.jpg<br />That's the biggest nose wrinkle I have ever seen. :O<br /><br />Here was the BOB 2010: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5087/5271346792_e614a2e3a6_o.jpg<br />And 2011: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6492338771_179eb0543f_o.jpg<br /><br />Mastino: https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5520/11273473525_7378c19b54_o.jpg<br />That paw. :'(<br /><br />For being "the most progressive" in canine health (or so they say), we're not doing too well. I am not impressed.Frida Nyberghttp://zanizaila.wix.com/fridanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-62631083453900771822014-01-18T14:41:25.672+00:002014-01-18T14:41:25.672+00:00'All of this' is what? What exactly IS you...'All of this' is what? What exactly IS your point? <br />That Hamilton's puppy is suffering with BAS is an informed an experienced opinion. Based on, you know, research, education, understanding etc.<br />Obviously, you don't care about dogs suffering needlessly who have been bred to satisfy the egos and pathetic warped interpretation of canine beauty. I guess that point doesn't graze your brain cell? The photo and Hamilton's written words stated that the dog couldn't walk or breathe properly. Snoring all the way up in his backpack is tragic. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-10995383854083529432014-01-18T11:56:50.597+00:002014-01-18T11:56:50.597+00:00All this of course is just your opinion, not based...All this of course is just your opinion, not based on any facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-18661843529695078632014-01-16T17:22:17.503+00:002014-01-16T17:22:17.503+00:00He suffers from an aquired affliction....called su...He suffers from an aquired affliction....called suddenly discovering you have more money than brains.The Chatham Hill Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00857303707301591779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-65829518492242743572014-01-13T15:51:03.209+00:002014-01-13T15:51:03.209+00:00'They may lack the ability to research effecti...'They may lack the ability to research effectively, but that makes them no less of an idiot in my mind.'<br /><br />And it unfortunately makes you unempathetic to the root cause of the problem and your fellow man.<br /><br />Imagine if you were sent to a foreign country as an expert in order to educate people about canine science – genetics, breeding, behaviour etc. Imagine this culture had not had anything in it’s education system that had ever addressed these issues . However, the people were very familiar with dogs as they had grown up with them e.g. in their homes, working the land, on TV shows, in literature as companions etc. Your role was to educate people about dog breeding and behaviour to ensure that they had an understanding of the health and welfare issues today.<br /><br />Do you really think that branding them idiots for not understanding the issues because they hadn’t been educated, understand where to source good references and how to interpret the information is going to help them, or the dogs for that matter? <br /><br />Because that ‘foreign country’ could well be the UK. We have no grass root education about companion animals, yet anyone can buy one off the internet FFS – and as dogs ARE seen as a consumer commodity (breeds or symbols of conspicuous consumption by some) what on earth does anyone expect ? Moral superiority?<br /><br />Especially when the KC (THE body that stands up for dogs) can’t even be arsed to get accurate and safe (ABS breeding scheme – a farce) information out there. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-66627797531379638542014-01-13T02:20:24.690+00:002014-01-13T02:20:24.690+00:00"Anyone with a suitable level of intelligence..."Anyone with a suitable level of intelligence, awareness and ability to risk assess will carefully and methodically research dog breeds, health and suitable temperament before taking the plunge. The point you miss is that there are an awful lot of people who lack the ability to do this and actually fully understand what questions they need to be asking. They just aren't smart enough!"<br /><br />I DO understand that. They aren't smart enough to do so hence why I said anyone that does that is a giant idiot. They may lack the ability to research effectively, but that makes them no less of an idiot in my mind.Dogs Living +Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020471845692733005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-82512437577002234542014-01-12T10:53:09.699+00:002014-01-12T10:53:09.699+00:00Daniela, you miss the point. Anyone with a suitabl...Daniela, you miss the point. Anyone with a suitable level of intelligence, awareness and ability to risk assess will carefully and methodically research dog breeds, health and suitable temperament before taking the plunge. The point you miss is that there are an awful lot of people who lack the ability to do this and actually fully understand what questions they need to be asking. They just aren't smart enough! And no matter what, as long as anyone can buy a dog and anyone can breed them without any consequences, these problems will exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-27991875928203723242014-01-12T05:00:31.125+00:002014-01-12T05:00:31.125+00:00Ok I think I can find a nicer-ish way to answer th...Ok I think I can find a nicer-ish way to answer this then how I did before ( I submitted a response that has yet to be posted). It's a little bit long what I have to say, but hopefully it can help you understand where I am coming from. I'll be a bit more detailed about what my grandma did.<br /><br />We went to a shelter to find a dog after our dog passed away from lung cancer/stomach cancer. Before my grandma chose that dog we were meeting dogs that were matched up with us to fit our lifestyle. The shelter we were at did a meet your match thing. We met a few dogs, a few I liked but, my grandma wasn't connecting with any of the dogs we saw.<br />A dog named Franki came to the shelter literally an hour or so before my grandma decided to adopt him. They told us very plainly that they knew nothing about what kind of dog he was so they didn't know if he would fit us. My grandma decided that she loved him. she like his "expression and his eyes". We adopted him based on those factors alone. He peed in the house, pulled on leash, was only maybe 1-2 years old with no manners, and was a Border CollieX. We kept him for 5 days until we had to return him because I was so frightened of him and we knew we weren't the right family for him.<br /><br />The dog we wound up getting in the end as one I had originally considered possibly adopting. I looked into her breed and decided she might be a good fit for us, as it turns out I was entirely right. My grandma was FAMILIAR with dogs, but she didn't UNDERSTAND what kind of dog we needed. I spent 5 days in terror hiding in my room from a dog I was supposed to primarily care for because of her bad judgment. I KNEW the dog breed was wrong for us, but my grandma turned a blind eye to common sense and decided to go for it because she liked the way he looked. <br /><br />I still maintain that you do " Research, research, research. If you don't you are just asking for trouble and running headlong into misery". I've BEEN THERE and I very much understand why people do it. That doesn't make it any less idiotic IMO.Dogs Living +Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020471845692733005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-6177343036531124962014-01-11T11:20:04.929+00:002014-01-11T11:20:04.929+00:00"Has it ever occurred to you that there are l..."Has it ever occurred to you that there are lots of people who buy dogs who aren't particularly smart and wouldn't dream of doing any research? Because they are FAMILAR with dogs, but don't UNDERSTAND them?"<br /><br />It does indeed occur to me and I still have the same exact feelings about what I said before. Familiar is not the same thing as understand. People have been around longer then domesticated dogs. We had less time to understand (rather then just be familiar) the modern canine, dog breeds change more often then humans do. Old ideas about dogs are being disproven to this day. <br />IMHO if you aren't willing to research you shouldn't be allowed to complain about dogs like "Coco, (who) walks about 20 meters & sits down." She wasn't meant for that kind of lifestyle so she shouldn't be expected to live that kind of lifestyle. If he took the me to do some research he would already know that.<br /><br />I stand firm on my belief that "if you don't (do research) you are just asking for trouble and running headlong into misery".Dogs Living +Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020471845692733005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-14147448035112414542014-01-10T14:09:07.316+00:002014-01-10T14:09:07.316+00:00'Research, research, research. If you don'...'Research, research, research. If you don't you are just asking for trouble and running headlong into misery'<br /><br />Has it ever occurred to you that there are lots of people who buy dogs who aren't particularly smart and wouldn't dream of doing any research? Because they are FAMILAR with dogs, but don't UNDERSTAND them?<br /><br />The cognitive dissonance also extends to human beings not understanding their own species too!<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-48364558976845963972014-01-10T07:39:57.296+00:002014-01-10T07:39:57.296+00:00Well ok Meatball was alive 1999-2004. Matzoball wa...Well ok Meatball was alive 1999-2004. Matzoball was dead by 2008, I don't know when he was born though.Dogs Living +Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020471845692733005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-32033474495157151912014-01-10T07:03:39.075+00:002014-01-10T07:03:39.075+00:00http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&a...http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13497372<br /><br />"Meatball's father, Mr. Beefy, starred as a talking pooch in Sandler's 2000 comedy Little Nicky. Meatball was also survived by Sandler's second son, a bulldog named Matzoball." WHAAAT does that mean they were all related then? Yikes.<br /><br />Matzoball passed away and is replaced by Babu (same breed sadly).<br />http://clydetombaugh.typepad.com/strongly_worded_letter/2008/06/like-sleeping-on-a-cloud.html<br />Posted by: Ana | June 13, 2008 at 06:47 AM "FYI: The Matz (as Adam Sandler called her) and she also died during surgery (this information came from Adam himself on a video message). "<br /><br />There seems to be a trend here....Dogs Living +Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020471845692733005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-64565534906270832992014-01-10T06:26:50.662+00:002014-01-10T06:26:50.662+00:00"The difference is simply his own more extrem..."The difference is simply his own more extreme lifestyle naturally putting dogs unfit for those environments, in danger, regardless of poor genetics."<br /><br />IMHO that makes him a giant idiot. A smart person/someone that cares/whatever else you want to say, gets a dog that is appropriate for their lifestyle. The only dog I ever had to return to a shelter (the dog terrified me and the dog was unhappy with us) was an impulse buy by my grandma. My grandma was an idiot for choosing a Border CollieX. The dog was the exact opposite of what we needed/could handle.<br /><br />When I searched through the other dogs from the shelter and looked into their breed to see which would fit us better. (They had a dog swap policy) I found our dog February 20h, 2011, she is my 'heart dog' and we will keep her till the day she dies. Research, research, research. If you don't you are just asking for trouble and running headlong into misery.Dogs Living +Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020471845692733005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-63600454996816168712014-01-07T18:04:25.085+00:002014-01-07T18:04:25.085+00:00Dang! If he can do it, why can't I? But then, ...Dang! If he can do it, why can't I? But then, I've always resisted going that route because if the "service dog" title becomes too fraudulent, that does a disservice to people who need a REAL service dog.<br /><br />Very selifsh of Hamilton.UrbanCollieChicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-50322404028553587762014-01-06T14:55:02.372+00:002014-01-06T14:55:02.372+00:00In a lot of cases it could cause the bitch to blee...In a lot of cases it could cause the bitch to bleed to death if you proceeded with a spay on from a c-section and in some cases it is not always down to a bitch not being able to ever give birth naturally but bad luck.<br />I had a bitch which whelped her first litter with the first three born easily but the fouth came backwards which should of not been a problem but unfortunately the legs where back to. Got her to the vets and it was decided to give her a jab of oxytocin to see if this might just be enough to get the pup moved but it did not and the vet gave me the option of trying another jab of oxytocin or going for a c-section. I went for the c-section first as last and another three pups where brought into the world safely and mum was safe proving to be a brilliant mum with her new charges. <br />A few days after the c-section I spoke with my vet about getting the bitch spayed and she discouraged me from this route, as she said, "the bitch showed she could give birth and what had happened was bad luck not bad breeding." She went on to have another litter two years later popping out seven pups naturally.<br />So it isn't just cut and dryed to spay a bitch when she has a c-section and could be very risky for her to be spayed at that time.<br />C-sections like oxytocin are brilliant when used for the purpose of saving an animals life when bad luck has arisen (not bad breeding as is the case for a lot of c-sections) much like using oxytocin but unfortunately both of these things have fallen into misuse and if you passed a law saying that a vet can spay a dog whilst having a c-section without consent of the owner you set bitches up for more suffering, much like the KC's ruling on only two c-sections pups can be registered from a bitch, either the breeder breeds a couple more litters and does not register them or she sits and lets the bitch suffer and uses oxytocin to get each pup off risking rupturing the bitches uterus.<br />I would never breed from a bitch who could not naturally give birth or breed dogs that I know would be predisposed to not being able to give birth naturally, so the c-section is not the enemy it is the mindset of the people who think its okay to breed dogs that cannot mate without assitance and give birth without assitance. One way around this is maybe a governament department that dog breeding and all pet animal breeding comes under. With microchipping becoming law now is the chance to more easily identify dogs, so all litters should then be registered on a national database before leaving the breeder and the parents microchip should be recorded with each pup and then when a bitch is c-sectioned a form is submitted to them giving the reason for the c-section and if the reason was the bitch physically could not give birth due to the conformation of her or/and her offspring a legal order is sent to the breeder to spay or not breed from again, if the order is disobeyed a heavy fine could be put in place or a bitch could only be bred from again after a c-section if the vet deemed that the bitch showed or it was thought she could give birth naturally and the c-section was performed due to the pup being badly presented etc not that the bitch did not have room to give birth or the pups conformation such as a flat face caused the bitch unable to give birth. I know this ain't a perfect idea but its an idea and obviously counts on vets not being afraid of giving full disclosure on the reason for a c-section.<br />Its not as simple as just saying, "Every canine c-section should also be a spay." You could set bitches up for more suffering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-84389991182744782122014-01-06T13:18:46.003+00:002014-01-06T13:18:46.003+00:00Hi Fran, you are probably right but I do think tha...Hi Fran, you are probably right but I do think that if people were more aware of what the true problems of buying into a bracci breed then they may really understand. But until they are bombarded with information, they will continue to buy a puppy and the grief associated thereto but when the public stop buying the breeding will slow down because the profit in the breed will cease. We still have the anomaly that the KC's Assured Breeder Scheme is a load of tosh but for the general public the KC is God and the Assured Scheme Certificate is the Bible. So it's a chain of events, inform the public about breeders and the KC's shortfalls, they stop buying, the breeders drop off, the KC gets a shock and wakes up? A new year could be a new year for the betterment of pedigree dogs with the KC's help as opposed to feeling like a dung beetle that has been somewhat overloaded because the KC refuse to accept their responsibility for taking millions of pounds from dogs and only investing thousands back for their welfare. Somebody is onto a winner and it isn't the pedigree dogs. Litigation is a sign of the times and it will be a definite growth area and the finger is pointing at bad greedy breeders. RSPCA are quite right to sue and be damned, there is always middle ground but whilst cruelty and neglect exists for both dogs and children somebody needs to sue them and make an example of them. Sorry to be outspoken (again) but anything that doesn't have a voice of it's own must be protected by someone who cares, whatever body works.Georginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-17721254678430699502014-01-06T04:51:27.631+00:002014-01-06T04:51:27.631+00:00Good for Stern! I bet Adam Sandler has a similar ...Good for Stern! I bet Adam Sandler has a similar opinion. His dog Meatball died at only 4 years of age. He bought another one (Matzoball), though I don't know if it is still living (this was about 10 years ago).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-87376251960042475452014-01-06T01:26:34.002+00:002014-01-06T01:26:34.002+00:00Every canine c-section should also be a spay. :(Every canine c-section should also be a spay. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-5228631651628271122014-01-05T15:58:39.323+00:002014-01-05T15:58:39.323+00:00The 'Born to Suffer' campaign seemed to be...The 'Born to Suffer' campaign seemed to be the most ineffectual advertising I've ever seen. The number of brachychephalic breeds has risen over the years, not fallen. I'm not clear why this is. Perhaps the RSPCA has lost its reputation as an educational animal welfare organisation, and has instead become an establishment intent on suing people. Frannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-35278426980620090522014-01-04T18:28:22.907+00:002014-01-04T18:28:22.907+00:00Sorry, realised I said , "bonding gene" ...Sorry, realised I said , "bonding gene" and meant bonding hormone. I apologise for the really bad grammar, as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-19464690000095654322014-01-04T15:11:15.336+00:002014-01-04T15:11:15.336+00:00Sorry in the late reply, I know you have now found...Sorry in the late reply, I know you have now found your proof but I saw it in heat magazine.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213008247132011791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-58137975658631783662014-01-04T13:14:17.463+00:002014-01-04T13:14:17.463+00:00How has he got away with registering them as Servi...How has he got away with registering them as Service Dogs? This is an example of more money than sense....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com