I liked the one on "Animal Hospital" with Rolf Harris when that was one. It had been poorly and the owner had to feed it off a spoon mashed up potato and mince. When it was better it wouldn't go back to its dish and normal food and she was feeding it like this! It was really funny. I couldn't have one due to my asthma though as their coats aren't supposed to be very good for asthmatics and the health problems put me off. Cherry ended up having 2 oerations for entropion and she was old and I wouldn't put a pup through this by choosing a breed that was predisposed to this condition.
Forgot to say that I saw an unusual Shar-pei cross at a dog show in the summer. It was crossed with a Bassett Hound and I wanted to ask the owner why? It was without doubt the most ugly dog I have ever seen though I am sure the owner loved it! It had the shape and size of a Bassett and the head and colour of a Shar-Pei. If there had been a class for most hideous looking dog it would have won paws-down poor thin. I am guessing it came from the puppy-farm in Diss as I have seen a few Shar-Pei crosses and weird crosses from there.
I've never had a puppy and to be honest I'd never buy a puppy. They've all been second hand adults from a very good friend or older puppies from rescue. Three of them were bred by my friend who used to breed, show and judge shar-pei. She did her best to breed for good health and longevity as well as good conformation. Which she was relatively successful at. The problem with the breed is the gene pool is so small and no matter how careful you are you can't dodge the bullet forever. I knew what was behind my first three. I actually traced my first bearcoat's pedigree back as far as it would go on the lines I could find the info for, all the way back to the Down Homes dogs. I know at least 5 generations of number 3 as my friend had bred and owned them. My latest one is a total unknown - I have no idea what her breeding is. All I know is they bred her mum because they wanted a pup from her and bought a male who was someone's pet they wanted rid of. I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed.
That is apparently a "designer breed", or as anybody with a brain knows them as, a very expensive mutt. They call them BaShars, apparently. Why indeed. I can guarantee that wasn't an accident and the puppies sold for £50 to ensure a good home. You can add a nought and treble it.
It's the best way. I think true dog lovers often get the dogs they need rather than the dogs they want. Happily, often that coincides.
Does Norfolk even have mountains? Oh well, as long as the gullible keep buying, there will be people queuing up to part them with their cash.
Murf. That poor dog is grotesque. I know shar-pei are wrinkly, but it should be moderate and the actual structure of the dog is pretty sound underneath with no extreme conformation. Even the skull, as unlike a bulldog it's face is not foreshortened. If you see the bonemouths or even a meatmouth who has lost their padding temporarily (can happen when on meidcation), you can see the head shape is far from out of propotion. Why would you want to cross them with either a bulldog or basset other than to produce weirder and weirder looking dogs?
Oh that's scary Murf! Doesn't look anything like the one I saw though-at least your one is a nice colour. The one I saw was poop colour.
