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from an article in Dog World, May 1931
titled “HAVE STANDARDS of POINTS A PRACTICAL VALUE? “
subtitled EMINENT CANINE AUTHORITY’S RIGOROUS CRITICISM OF PRESENT SYSTEM
“the show rings have been infested with a majority consisting of animals the heads of which may approach perfection (though even here diverse types are much too common) but which are to all intents and purposes degenerate cripples“…
written about Mastiffs at the time
sounds familiar ?
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