photos “are from between 22 Jul 2006 & 31 May 2009”
You can thank the specialty club not the AKC if these dogs perform well.
>You can thank the specialty club not the AKC if these dogs perform well.<
They hold events that have been and that must be approved and sanctioned by AKC. These events are run by AKC rules, judged by AKC judges and feature AKC registered dogs.
You said AKC and function parted ways. I say you are mistaken and I can prove it. Are many pet dogs bred that couldn’t perform the task for which their breed was created?
You betcha. But, there are a lot of folks that celebrate their dogs’ heritage and who work to keep that function alive in their chosen breed.
Oh, and those clubs? They are licensed by AKC to hold those trials. “Parent” clubs (specializing in one breed) are members of the AKC. THEY own and write the standard for that breed and THEY are responsible for protecting the breed, not AKC. But neither they nor AKC can stop irresponsible or clueless people from breeding dogs that lack breed characteristics or are not free of genetic disease.
Point your finger at those people for the loss of a given dog’s inability to perform the task for which it was developed.
Oh, and those clubs? They are licensed by AKC to hold those trials. “Parent” clubs (specializing in one breed) are members of the AKC. THEY own and write the standard for that breed and THEY are responsible for protecting the breed, not AKC. But neither they nor AKC can stop irresponsible or clueless people from breeding dogs that lack breed characteristics or are not free of genetic disease.
Point your finger at those people for the loss of a given dog’s inability to perform the task for which it was developed.
Amen.
The announcer just said “We don’t always breed dogs to do what they were intended to do. Now we breed them for temperament and as companions”.
Horse’s mouth.