On Jan 28, 3:20*am, junros28 wrote:
Great article!

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0904220139.htm

OK, just playing Devil's Advocate he

Genetics is science. Just because selective breeding is relatively
easy yet time consuming and can be successfully performed by the
layperson does not make it any less scientific. We're so used to
hearing "Science" mean high-tech solutions with instant results that
it's easy to forget that it's been practiced for millenia.

Where did you think all those dog breeds came from anyway? What do
you think responsible breeders do besides try to make better dogs?
Better temperment, better health, better structure? Why bother
tracking breed lines if you are not being scientific (well, besides
puppymills trying to squeeze a few extra bucks for that keyword
"registered" in their ad)?

I think it would be more accurate to say "Can modern whiz-bang high-
tech science give instant results for people who are willing to pay
way too much for a dog as a commercial commodity?" While ideally it
could be used to correct common health faults in certain breed lines
which would then become part of a resposible breeding program, I could
all too easily see it becoming like puppymills taken to the next level
for people with more money than sense who aren't willing to find a
resposible breeder.

--Glenn Lyford