How we improved dogs
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Had I known that Extreme Dog Breeding would have gotten a BIT of the massive attention it got, I would have put much more effort into it.
I spent maybe 3 days really working on this one too, then I spent 2 weeks looking at it over and over again, perfecting details. And now eventually, I released it.
Now then, to deal with the criticism I'm going to get.
I think it's better and more balanced than EDB. I show how they used to look, the modern show version, and the non-show version. At least where I live, most purebreds ARE the show version, and you can hardly find any healthier alternatives. They're all "show quality" (but what kind of quality is that?) here, and I realize it may be different where you live.
I know people are going to say that the only reason the head of that Basset has so much skin and the 1900 dog doesn't, is because the show dog is holding its head down. But don't, you're embarrassing yourself. (And I "accidentally" made some sneaky sarcasm about the show Basset people when I presented the Fauve de Bretagne.)
The Boxer is way more athletic now, but the face is worse, and many suffer from poor airways. They should be able to run for hours even on sunny (but not hot, of course) days, but because of their deformed face, many cannot do that. The Boxers (as well as the Dobermann) are also beginning to get ski slope backs. These aren't very bad, but some truly have Hyena backs.
2:00 Many are not going to believe the old dogs are Bullmastiffs. But I swear to you that they are! And they are also going to say that the only reason the last dog seems to have such a short face is because of the angle. I agree, the last pic was a little unfair, but you cannot say that modern Bullmastiffs have healthy faces.
The Chows actually looked like dogs 100 years ago. But then the show ring happened. That bulky body, swollen face with near invisible eyes, and extremely heavy coat does nothing for the dog. I wouldn't want to be a modern Chow.
To look at the nostrils is something few know about, but when you do, you can't miss it; everywhere I see short-faced and wrinkly dogs with basically non-existent nostrils. So I want to raise awareness.
For some reason, the Pug wasn't in EDB. So I made up for that here, and gave them some space. They are also way more popular than they should be, since no dog deserves a life sentence in a body like that.
I know the standards were changed a few years ago, but dogs like that are STILL winning shows. So obviously, tinkering with the standard doesn't work. The standard is like the bible; people say they follow it utterly, but they have no idea what's in it.
The Pekingese actually looked like the standard a century ago. If you took one of those dogs to a show today, you'd be laughed at and pointed in the direction of the Tibetan Spaniels. Crooked legs, a flat, wrinkly face, protruding eyes, and a coat so thick you can't see the body (exactly NOT what the standard asks for), is that good breeding? And unlike what the AKC believes, we're not nazis out to put show dogs in concentration camps and exterminate them. We want people to stop breeding deformed, sick animals.
As for the Shar-Pei, the wrinkles may be connected to this breed's nemesis, amyloidosis: http://pedigreedogsexposed.blogspot.se/2011/04/sharpei-will-wrinkles-have-to-go.html Not to mention that the wrinkles directly cause the dog discomfort.
I touch very lightly on the English Bulldog here, as I'm making a separate video about them. But you can always have fun reading this: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/magazine/can-the-bulldog-be-saved.html And especially don't miss the drawing of how the mascot "Uga" has changed.
I think Mastini are absolutely beautiful dogs, or they used to be, 50 years ago. That people really think that the modern version is what romans used as war dogs is a huge joke. Not only the skin, the modern Mastino is not well built in any way. And it's purely breeder whim.
I KNOW the last two Mastini are unusually bad. And that's my point; if we don't stop now, where will it end? ALL it takes is for dogs to live until maturity and be fertile, for that shape to continue. I say this in case anyone sais "It will sort itself out when they get too bad".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5RMa7AW5u8
28 years ago. They said "don't worry, we got this!" Still, things have gotten worse. Those dogs look good compared to what you see today! And there they are presented as very exaggerated, nearly three decades ago.
In my picture of the two dogs and humans (they are real), the red dog is a Dosa. Yes, I think it's fair to compare with humans. Because dogs too want to be comfortable and free of pain, and their quality of life and body language is being affected by those bodies. I think we should compare with humans because then perhaps we will wake up and see how sick this is.
The soundtrack is from here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srRJkUJE8rY
This is purely for education, I make no profit from it.