Dog breeding : Developing the purebreed (intro)

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Dog breeding mainly involves reproducing a specific breed from a recognized lineage based on the international standards that define that breed. Mixing of breeds is not acceptable at all. This applies to all domestic animals besides dogs.

Most "purebreds" we have today are a result of interbreeding, a good example being the ever-dependable German Shepherd dog ※※

Now, we look at a sprouting problem in our society... puppy milling!!!

This problem is rampant from first-world to third world nations.
I believe it is fueled by the fact that people are very willing to own "purebred" dogs without knowing why they need the dog in the first place... (for example, buying an estranged spouse a puppy because its a cute gift...).

This problem is fueled further by the many people who see an opportunity to exploit the dogs and breed them consistently without taking care to consider their welfare.

Back to my point..

Dog breeding is actually a branch of dog farming. This is because the breeder will put in effort to ensure that the subsequent progenies are of better quality, or ensuring that the "breed" standards are maintained. 

For example, when coming up with the German shepherd dog, Von Stephantz was looking for a dog that was strong and agile, intelligent with stable temperament, independent yet keen to follow instructions and the dog could be trusted to perform its duties with minimal supervision.

Now, no such dog existed; many different mix-breed dogs with such inherent qualities existed instead!!!

Some of them were bred directly from wolves... (intelligence and independence factor..).
Von Stephanitz just identified a dog that came close to his ideal shepherd dog, and improved the progenies (puppies) with other dogs that had the desired qualities and as the breed got better, he stuck to a specific number of lineages ... hence the German Shepherd dog.

This applies for other "pure breeds" like Boston terriers, bred to hunt mice and other vermin, the Komondor bred to blend in with the sheep they were herding through their long white coats, and independent enough not to need a human shepherd around, the Malamute bred to pull sledges of heavy loads through coordinated teamwork... and the tiny spitz and toy dogs, bred from recessive dwarfism genes that ensured they remained tiny forever but maintained their big personalities (many were bred from security dogs with strong territorial defensiveness)... 

The list is endless...

Now that we understand what dog breeding is basically about, we can then know why we would get a specific dog breed and for what purpose.

This is Serenity!!!

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Sexual violence: A disgrace to society claiming to be civilized!!

※※Refuse to play a role in someone else’s pain
Don’t let your ‘fun’ mean a lot of pain to someone else.
Remember there is no joy in hurting someone who did nothing wrong to you - NAMUNYAK NKURRUNAH※※

                            

Sexual violence: A disgrace to society claiming to be civilized!!

Rape is something that is traumatizing to anyone; man, woman, boy, girl, elderly or child.
The worst part is that sexual violence and rape are perpetrated, not automatic or as a response to stimuli!!

A rapist or sexual offender usually comes to a pre-meditated decision to defile; just as a first degree murderer, it never just happens!!
They plan, and actually look forward to committing the act; whether in five minutes or five years; they WANT to do it even though they KNOW its wrong!!

No person deserves to be touched or violated, regardless of whether they are naked or not.
When we see a mad person stripping in public, the first reaction is to restrain the person THEN cover them up.

So, what's with the excuse that she looked so sexy in that dress, or that he was so handsome he could make cute babies??

And our little boys; their innocence and naivety is beautiful to look at, but not to destroy!! Our little girls; she will indeed grow to be a gorgeous siren but that is no reason to traumatize her just because!!!

Sexual violence is despicable, and a putrefaction of society covered in swagger and glitz!!!
Its disgusting!!!

No man deserves to have Valium and Cialis in his drink just because he won't sleep with you!!
No woman has to pay for your filthy thoughts against women!!
That is plain rotten.

Do you know the worst part?

Its that the PERPETRATOR is usually protected to save face, for the victims' and perpetrators' families!
Its even worse when both come from the same circle of family or close family friends!! And everyone will ALWAYS know the truth, but choose to save face!!!

The victim will not know whether to report because he or she does not want to be sidelined; violation is trauma enough!!!
So they live with it until something happens;
-a disease is diagnosed,
-a pregnancy occurs
-or when the mental state of the victim is so compromised it takes professional help to help them cope..
and its normally too late!!

Like I said, we live in a swaggerific and glamorous society; apparently, these things happen only to the poor and defenseless; not the rich, educated, polished members of society - the same class with the most deviance of morals, suicide and depression!!!

Sexual violence of any form should not be tolerated at all!!

BUT GOD DOES NOT ASLEEP...

For the affected though; God never sleeps. He will lift you beyond your circumstances, and He will prepare a feast in front of your enemies!!
You will need to pour out your pain to Him though; healing starts from the spirit, then pours out to other areas of our lives, then to those around us.

※※For He has good plans for us, no matter our circumstances; He will establish us and even those who have no clue of what happened will surely acknowledge that God is indeed for you.※※

※※never carry the ulcer in your heart.. there are many humans who can help you cope and move forward stronger, and you will lift others in the process.

Not everyone is an animal...

There are many who care; or you can reach out to me for connection to some of them ※※

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This is Serenity!!

Because Life is Beautiful...

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