This was refuted the last time it came up around here - the ridge is not a deformity, but breeding for the ridge increases the propensity towards generating a deformity - in this case, a mild form of spina biffida. It's a common misconception that the ridge is formed with this deformity, but it's a myth.
Dog Breeding right or wrong?
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This was refuted the last time it came up around here - the ridge is not a deformity, but breeding for the ridge increases the propensity towards generating a deformity - in this case, a mild form of spina biffida. It's a common misconception that the ridge is formed with this deformity, but it's a myth.
We do it for everything else why should pets be different?
Hell the fact we even have dogs is sick by your standards and cats, as they are not anything like the natural animals they once were.
Then again the quality of "won't rip your face off and snack on it" is quite desirable
