▁to ▁be ▁des irable , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁short ▁m uzz le ▁or ▁loose ▁skin , ▁are ▁made ▁more ▁prominent ▁by ▁bre ed ers , ▁and ▁which ▁can ▁have ▁det r iment al ▁effects ▁on ▁a ▁dog ’ s ▁health ." ▁ ▁R SP CA ▁report ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁scientific ▁report ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁R SP CA ▁concluded ▁that ▁" ex agger ated ▁physical ▁features ▁and ▁inherited ▁dise ases ▁cause ▁serious ▁w elf are ▁problems ▁in ▁pedig ree ▁dogs ". ▁Qu oting ▁Ar man ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁the ▁report ▁states ▁that ▁" So ci ety ▁and ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁veter inary ▁profession ▁have ▁become ▁' des ens it ised ▁to ▁the ▁w elf are ▁issues ▁to ▁such ▁an ▁extent ▁that ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁an atom ically ▁de formed ▁dogs ▁is ▁neither ▁shock ing , ▁nor ▁considered ▁ab normal ' ". ▁It ▁also ▁states ▁that ▁" Bre eding ▁practices ▁and ▁efforts ▁by ▁bre ed ▁soci eties ▁and ▁k enn el ▁clubs , ▁to ▁date , ▁have ▁been ▁in effect ive ▁at ▁protect ing ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁many ▁bre eds ▁of ▁domestic ▁dog " ▁and ▁that ▁" changes ▁in ▁bre eding ▁and ▁selection ▁practices ▁are ▁ur g ently ▁required ". ▁The ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁report ▁" f ails ▁totally ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁real ▁steady ▁progress ▁and ▁advance ▁of ▁scientific ▁knowledge ▁that ▁has ▁already ▁been ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁pedig ree ▁dog ▁health ." ▁