[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: a new question on a previous thread
- From: InquestGSD@xxxxxxx
- To: Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:40:11 -0500 (EST)
Very good points, Diane.
I worked with a vet that was also a Great Dane breeder. He opened my eyes
to the practice of "tacking" and how common a practice it was/is in the
Great Dane community, and most extra large breeds for that matter. However, he
also shared that people talk very openly about it and it was/is a practice
directed at saving dogs lifes and preventing suffering to those dogs, more
than to deceive breeders. Of course (as he said with a smile), the
accuracy of that statement can only be determined by the moral compass of
those
involved. Generally speaking, when he dealt with these large breed dogs for
spaying and neutering, they got tacked. End of story. These dogs didn't
directly affect their breeds because they are being removed from the breeding
pool.
Tacking does not prevent a dog from bloating or torsioning. It does,
however, offers the vet extra precious minutes to try and save the animal's
life. Some dogs torsion so badly that the tacking actually creates more damage
by tearing more tissue. I witnessed this in a Great Dane and an English
Bulldog. Both died.
You learn a lot working at a vet office, sadly sometimes.
Also, his policy was that any dog from a large or extra large breed (over
50 pounds) that was brought into the hospital with gastric issues and
distended stomachs were to be considered bloat/torsion victims until proven
otherwise. That would raise the sense of urgency needed to quickly triage and
deal with that animal, and even if many dogs proved not to be B/T patients,
the expedited service was, ultimately, beneficial.
I know, I know, many are talking about animals that have B/T and are
still being bred, or offered at stud.
Sadly, the rumor mill is always working. Jealousy plays a big part. Its
not always true, but its not always a lie. Who can you trust??
Judging by the amount of private emails I have gotten today, many share
your view. Animals that are bred or used as studs that have been altered, be
it color, teeth, tails, ears, whatever. In addition, animals that are taking
a numerous amount of medications (thyroid, enzymes,petcalm) to be
"healthy" and "sound", animals that produce mega, bad bites, missing teeth,
name
it. Why?
Ego.
My original post required simply a yes or no answer. But it was distorted
to offer all kind of reasoning and excuses, and also some interesting posts
about "partial" spaying. <G> My favorite..."is that like being a little
bit pregnant"......
Is the sky falling? No. Are all these practices damaging our breed? Yes.
* Ileana *
.
In a message dated 1/25/2013 2:01:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx writes:
The GSD standard is clear and AKC rules and regs are (sort of) clear; they
leave little room for confusion re showing/judging a neutered dog.
Neuticals aside, (and that's a whole other subject), there is little room
for
debate re a dog being "whole" or not. But that made me wonder ... how
many
spayed bitches are being shown? Unlike the males, those girls have no
obvious signs of their reproductive status so how is a judge to know? And
THAT
got me thinking again ... a dangerous thing.
What about those dogs who are shown with fixed ears, tails, bites,
enhanced
color etc? Those are true cover-ups and do the breed no good whatsoever.
But it gets worse. What about dogs who have or have had serious health
issues which have been surgically corrected and/or prevented? I am
especially referring to gastric B/T and/or preventative gastropexy being
done to
prevent B/T? Rules may be rules but, good grief, don't we have some
moral
obligation to the breed? A dog who has or has had a major health issue
like
B/T should, IMHO, not be promoted, bred or stood at stud so why would
they
continue to be shown?
Just curious,
Diane
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From: InquestGSD@xxxxxxx
To: inquestgsd@xxxxxxx, barbara17236@xxxxxxx
CC: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 1/24/2013 9:05:09 P.M. Central Standard Time
Subj: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Showing spayed or neutered animals
Thank You .....a couple of new exhibitors can now show their lovely bitch
in VETERANS, and not in BOB, since now they have been gently educated.
Next, to help them find a new dog to show in regular classes.
:-)
* Ileana *
Love me, love my dogs.
Diane Silver-Strasser
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