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Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 3:45
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Subject: Re: [PyrNet-L] breeding
question/showing
> May I ask a question here without getting blasted for
my trouble? Why does
> any dog, male or female have to be a
Beauty Contest winner in order to be
> bred? Again, please do not
accuse me of being against dog shows, that is NOT
> what I am asking.
At this very moment my wife and I are waiting for "The
> Most
Wonderful Pyr In The World" ( just ask us or his owners ) to be bred
so
> that we can be owned by one of his offspring. He has "Champion"
written all
> over him but did not do well in "The Show
Ring."
First of all, shows are
NOT beauty contests. The whole purpose of showing is to find a dog who
best exemplifies the original purpose of the breed, be that house pet for
the Yorki, herding for the Border Collie or working for the Pyr. And
yes, even the "old shepherds" of the Pyrenees Mountains, although requiring
the hardiest working dog, were some of the first to say how they should look
as well. A dog (breed) has to look a certain way to do a certain job
and to be a certain breed.
There are some in this
and other breeds who have no idea if their dogs can do the original job and
there are some judges who don't know either, but that's what shows were
originally for and for the most part still are. Any dog who cannot do
the original job should not be bred.
How is it that 'he has
"Champion" written all over him, but did not do well in "The Show
Ring"'? What was his problem showing? Not all great dogs become
recognized and some awful dogs do, I'm just curious as to what the problem
was.
> This is a fair question and should not be taken
lightly. There is probably
> no one size fits all answer to this
question. In my ( personal ) opinion, no
> one should
"Automatically" be denied ownership of an intact dog, ( male or
>
female ) simply on the basis of a single criteria; namely, are they at
this
> point in time an experienced Show Person or even
presently considering
> showing. This is arguably one of the main
reasons that Puppy Farms are able
> to proliferate. Many good people
go to them because they have been turned
> away from an ethical and
responsible breeder.
Well, I don't want to sound rude but my personal opinion is that everyone
should automatically be denied breeding rights (female or male) at least at
first until they have been identified as a responsible individual willing to
do everything for that breed.
As
for puppy farms or puppy mills (same thing), no one, no matter how "good"
should go to them just because they were turned away from one or more
ethical and responsible breeders. I know that not ALL "ethical and
responsible breeders" are actually ethical and responsible, but the
ones that truly are....then what's that say about the person they turned
away?!
> What do the rest of you good people on this list feel
about this? I truly
> value your opinions and enjoy hearing your
anecdotes very much. Particularly
> from "Down Under".
>
> Regards,
>
> Terry Rickert
Sorry if I've sounded weird or offended anyone, this is just my
beliefs.
Chrissy
Rajah and Moses
West Union, WV
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