Wyndlair Cherokee Vindication winning BOB Rough Collie and Group 3rd at the 2012 Eukanuba Championship.
After reigning over 2011 as the top Rough Collie in the USA, GCH CH Wyndlair Cherokee Vindication was awarded Best of Breed at last year’s Westminster Dog Show, which I documented in my most widely read post, Westminster Rewards Cruelty.
“Vinnie” is the son of a blind and deaf purposely bred double merle stud, Wyndlair Avalanche. Both of Avalanche’s parents are obvious and documented merle dogs and his breeders knew the risks of creating a double merle before he was bred. Now, they deny he has any loss of hearing or sight, although this has been confirmed by several other breeders. Intentionally breeding two merle dogs together is the definition of “qualzucht” which is German for torture breeding: the inhumane infliction of pain, suffering, and dysfunction on an animal by virtue of its breeding.
Even after hundreds of thousands of people viewed my article, Vinnie continued his dominance of the show ring in 2012 and was once again the top winning Rough Collie in the country and the favorite to win Best of Breed during tonight’s Westminster show.
But he was unexpectedly pulled from the competition after securing his invitation and registering. Vinnie didn’t show up, was marked Absent, and the award went do another dog that is thankfully not the product of close inbreeding (like Avalanche) and who was not the product of qualzucht.
So congratulations to GCH CH Devinwood A Perfect Stranger aka “Finn” the #2 Rough Collie in the country this year. At least your father wasn’t intentionally blinded and deafened by cruel and inhumane breeding practices that were entirely unnecessary.
People who intentionally breed dogs like Avalanche and then campaign and profit off of their offspring, like Vinnie, are not only soulless archfiends, they are an embarrassment and liability to the sport of dogs. While it’s nice that Vinnie is being retired, it’d be even better if unnecessary torture breeding were retired with him and never rewarded in the ring again.
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They are most likely retiring Vinny because they are going to bring another dog out. Their moves are very carefully planned. Would you expect anything less from to collie breeders that are both Registered AKC conformation judges? One of whom works for Dr. Fosters & Smith. Think about that the next time you fill out and entry form & before you place an order with Dr. Fosters & Smith.
Oh, I’m certain they didn’t suddenly come to their senses, the Eukanuba was in December. It’s a bit unusual that they would confirm for Westminster and appear in the program though. No BIS this year though, while the Collie who took BOB has a few.
“One of whom works for Dr. Fosters & Smith. Think about that the next time you fill out and entry form & before you place an order with Dr. Fosters & Smith.”
That’s right, Christopher. Be careful, or the person in the warehouse who pulls your order off the shelves and chunks it it in the waiting box might *give you the wrong item!* dum, d-dum, dum, DUM!
Good grief.
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Why would someone who breed working dogs and sport-dogs be threatened by that?
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But Daaaaave, sport dogs put stress on their joints! Christopher obviously has no idea who he’s dealing with here. He’ll never be able to buy over-priced house brand joint supplements EVER AGAIN.
Oh, Christopher, won’t you give up this ridiculous vendetta against show Collies and think of your own dogs? How can you put a chance for snark ahead of their need for over-priced house brand joint supplements?
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I do not see Christopher having a vendetta against the show Collie. Anyone who appreciates good structural performance dogs can see the first main fault in conformation. Chris just has a good eye. Kathy
Hooray! Now who is going to save that poor OES who was cruelly and unnecessarily blinded by that ridiculous ‘do?! 😉
Probably to prep up some other genetic monstrosity