I thought this an interesting article about pedigree dogs, and specifically Crufts: Crufts and the Human Psyche
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Munchhausen's Syndrome by Proxy?
- Thread starter MellowYellow
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- Herefordshire, UK
@MellowYellow should there be a link? I don't seem to have one.
Does that work now?
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- Cornwall , UK
My step son and wife have two French Bulldogs , both noisy breathers , one having to have an operation to open up nares as a one year old . They are treated like babies , pampered to the point of obscenity , breaks my heart as I know they will be facing massive health problems in the future due to their non existing tails and severe skeletal frame issues , and yet they continue to churn them out due to demand , sad x
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- Malvern Worcestershire
I know someone whose dogs suffered from Munchhausen's Syndrome by Proxy 
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- Isle of Man
Yes, that article is bob-on.
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- Canberra, Australia
There is a fair bit of disagreement over whether Munchhausen’s actually exists.... It’s called Factitious Disorder now anyhow. And the ‘proxy’ version is Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another.
But, yeah, the obsession with the weird exaggerated features and the dependence it creates is bad whatever you call it.
But, yeah, the obsession with the weird exaggerated features and the dependence it creates is bad whatever you call it.