Pedigree Dogs Exposed Three Years On

[Margaret Sierakowski]

Pedigree Dogs Exposed Three Years on will be shown on BBC4 on Monday 27 February at 9.00-10.00 pm.

Jemima Harrison takes a personal view of what has changed since her controversial film was shown by the BBC three years ago

[Torie Lancaster]

I can hardly believe that it was three years ago when I watched it on TV......how time flies by!

I will definitely be tuning in, should be interesting.

[Astrid Landsaat]

Hope it will be Youtube soon afterwards. Can't receive BBC4 and it's not possible to view it on the BBC website:-(

[mario kempe]

Hi Astrid

i can record a dvd if you like,

and i found the original documentary online

http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/44215931

[Margaret Sierakowski]

I'm sure somebody will put it up on YouTube, illegal but Jemima has never stopped the original film being shown on YouTube,

[Astrid Landsaat]

That would be great! I have watched the original documentary. It was on the Dutch television.

[Howard Glansfield]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv

Astrid,it will be on BBC i Player but maybe you can't get this in the Netherlands.

 

[Ann Millington]

I wonder if the BBC will screen the KC video "Dogs - A Healthy Future...

htpp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrWjFKuAg8&feature=channel video title 

 

[Astrid Landsaat]

Ann, your link isn't working. I guess  you meant  this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrWjVFKuAg8

[Ann Millington]

Yes, Thanks Astrid ;o])) - it works for me but not here obviously.

Thanks for making it available to everyone

[Astrid Landsaat]

Howard, it is not available in the Netherlands.

[eva ciechonska]

Very good point Anne. Let the public see both not just one side or the other. I hope Jemima's programme will show all the DNA testing and hip scoring etc. that breeders carry out and all the heartache we go through instead of just cherry picking the worst aspects of dog breeding. I watched the first programme and was saddened to see how heavily it had been edited. I hope this programme will present a more balanced view. I will be watching with interest.

[Nardi Rowe]

Yes, let us hope that the programme is balanced and also focuses on diligent and sincere breeders who go to the time, effort and expense having their dogs DNA tested and hip scored etc. to breed healthy, quality dogs.  We all know that when the public are shown biased programmes where they don't have the opportunity to view the heartache, and disappointment of diligent breeders they haven't a hope of understanding what goes into breeding quality, healthy animals.  I hope the public are able to view genuine breeders so that they can experience their love and dedication to their pure bred breed and see the disappointment and genuine pain breeders go through when DNA testing shows they have a problem in their dogs they have breed for many years without an obvious problem.  The documentary will come to Australia eventually, but if someone can you tube it so we can view it sooner, that would be great.