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    Post Frenchies, labradoodles and the dilemma of the designer dog

    Frenchies, labradoodles and the dilemma of the designer dog.

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    2021, the French bulldog, commonly known as a Frenchie, became the second most popular dog breed in America.
    If there’s an “It” breed of the 21st century so far, it’s these dogs, with their squat figures, flat faces, and outsize bat ears. American Kennel Club registrations for the breed have risen steadily for over a decade, growing by 830 percent since 2009. At around 20 pounds and perfectly sized for carry-on luggage, Frenchies have been marketed as the dog best suited to the lifestyles of the rich and quite possibly lazy. They don’t even need much exercise, for the simple reason that their numerous health problems can make too much exercise dangerous.
    Rather than requiring human owners to change their lives to accommodate a new dog, the French bulldog is a breed that’s been broken to accommodate us. It’s not uncommon for Frenchies (like other small, trendy dog breeds) to be “housetrained” to exclusively go to the bathroom on pee pads, litter boxes, or turfgrass inside an apartment or on a balcony.

    The Frenchie’s appeal isn’t just aesthetic but vaguely narcissistic. “We’ve bred them to look more like us,” says Alexandra Horowitz, a dog cognition expert and author of Our Dogs, Ourselves.

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    I am utterly opposed to the creation of brachycephalic breeds (French Bulldogs, Bulldogs, Boxers, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Shih Tzus, Boston Terriers, Mastiffs, and Pugs) as well as the selection for dwarfism (achondroplasia) in animals e.g. Dachshund, Basset Hound and Welsh Corgi. As much as I love all dogs, I would never deliberately seek to acquire an animal that is the product of breeding for birth defects. I find the entire notion of the creation of these breeds as one of cruelty. Nor do I find the elimination of a dog's normal muzzle as something attractive. The poor animal's can't breathe properly and their teeth end up overcrowded leading to horrible dental issues. Their tongues are not shorter, relative to their jaws, so they can slide backward down their throats when they sleep. Their eyes bulge and they have problems with inverted eyelids. Their lips hang, resulting in drooling. Those that have achondroplasia have backs that are too long relative to their legs and are prone to developing hind quarter paralysis or suffering from broken backs.

    Perhaps that's why I'm most attracted to dog breeds that look the most natural like German Shepherds and all of the Spitz breeds.
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