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PEKINGES E
It is indeed regrettable that While it is acknowledged that
the Dutch Kennel Club has the brachycephalic syndrome
decreed the ban on the 12 can be detrimental to an
brachycephalic breeds individual dog, the solution
which was based on the does not lie in crossbreeding.
Dutch government's law Instead, selective breeding
What can you say banning these breeds. As within the breed is the answer.
about the recent breed specific legislation, it Breeders must aim for more
decision of the open nostrils and eliminate
Dutch Kennel Club falls far short of scientific
as a Pekingese evidence and it will do from breeding programs any
breeder? more harm to the dog dog that exhibits this structural
fancy in general. Many abnormality.
other breeds that are not
brachycephalic, have far The vast majority of Pekingese
more and more serious being shown do not exhibit
genetic diseases than the breathing difficulty. This is
twelve breeds borne out of the UK Kennel
being banned. Club's reporting system in
