Interesting article on vulnerable dog breeds

[Redsonic]

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-05-30/dog-breeds-skye-terrier-extinction-bulldog-turnspit-kuri/105322858

[persephone]

Thank you - that was interesting, and sad 

[Little Gifts]

Sad to see OES on the list. The first ever dog of my own choosing was an Old English and she was a cracker of a dog. So many amazing breeds on the  list that we might eventually lose out here because of a lack of interest.

[LunaRott]

7 hours ago, Little Gifts said:

Sad to see OES on the list. The first ever dog of my own choosing was an Old English and she was a cracker of a dog. So many amazing breeds on the  list that we might eventually lose out here because of a lack of interest.

And animal activist groups trying to get artificial insemination banned, further eroding the gene pool.

Backyard breeders and designer mutts are a problem too.

[persephone]

23 hours ago, Little Gifts said:

Sad to see OES on the list. The first ever dog of my own choosing was an Old English and she was a cracker of a dog. So many amazing breeds on the  list that we might eventually lose out here because of a lack of interest.

yes- we had one when I was a teenager - fantastic dog ....