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Posted by Laure
on November 6, 2009, 8:41 am, in reply to "Re: Here's Why"
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You said:
"You have talked about the conti breeding program. And i'm sure - you know, that the continental bulldog is a big competitor for the LB here in europe. One of the reasons for the big success of the continental bulldog is, that all people which are involved are strictly organised in one big association."
I don't think there is any competition between LB and CB! Both follow their own way.
I don't want to see the LB becoming a popular breed and it's never going to happen. That might happen to the CB as they look for the FCI recognition.
In addition, Mrs Angern is choosing who she sells her dog to and if she doesn't like you or what you expect from a dog, she won't sell the dog. If you don't follow the rules, you don't get a conti.
And what you said is wrong, they have 2 clubs now: the swiss one (wich I'm part of) and a german club. Of course they work together and all the pedigrees come from Switzerland (the only country that recognise the CB).
The "success" is that the club is very hard, they don't mess with health (you have really strict criterieas) nor temperament. Mrs Angern sees all the puppies that are whelped in Switzerland!
BUT with all these rules, they still have many health problems in the CB... the same issues we have with LB's; when you subscribe to the swiss club, you pay an amount for the "health found research" for the CB. It's still a long way for both breeds. But one thing that is interesting: a friend of mine bought a CB and the breeder said that for swiss people, if you x-ray the dog, they give you money back for the x-ray cost. That way, the breeder know all the results of their offspring! 
Laure
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