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>Wait so modern breeding methods are actually worse? I thought they prioritized health?
Wait, you seriously don't know this? Anon, breeding standards were never as specific as what we have now. Dog health has gotten WORSE over the course of the 20th and 21st century with the introduction of modern breeding standards. Pic rel is what is known as a "Sussex Bulldog", it is a British Bulldog bred according to the old standards and descriptions prior to the 19th and 20th century. Despite being exactly to spec and way healthier than "modern British Bulldogs" it is not officially recognised despite existing for 50 years now as a breed because the industry around the "modern" breed want's to protect pre-existing breeders as well as established show lines that are heavily over valued in the stud market.