I was surfing the web looking at pictures from Crufts when I came across this poor creature which probably in a visual encompasses everything wrong with purebred dogs.
This is a dog who made it to Crufts after earning his way there through showing. This creature who serves no purpose than human companionship who is wall eyed, cannot breathe properly, has misaligned teeth, and is losing hair around his eye rims is the best the Japanese chin has to offer the world. This dog will undoubtedly die younger and in worse health than a "normal" faced dog of similar size and background and will live life plagued by discomfort denied even the ability to see and breathe normally as a result of breeding for a standard that is a description based in nothing biological.
Again, I ask the question of why do we do this and tell the world it's for the dogs? Dogs care not a whit for ribbons nor titles nor do they hold a standard sacred. That is a human trait.
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