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AKC Refuses To Enforce Suspension
after Criminal
conviction and Stud Book Fraud!
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a convicted Frenchie Thief?
Pattern?
Delegates Meeting
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over
flyer AKC didn't want to be there.
Holt vs Cooke
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Ongoing debate over the
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In Bed With HSUS & DDAL?
Who would go over your books? Who Stands to Profit?
Judges Letter to AKC
SCJA says fees open
non-profit questions. Insider News you can't get anywhere else
AKC's NY Times Ad
the ad campaign in
support of PAWS.
AKC To Compete With Entry Services?
DSSA's position, etc.
AKC 2005 Elections
Mission
Statement, Weapons Of Mass Production, and how the two
contradict.
AKC / Hunt Corp background and details revealed in this AKC / Puppy Mill
conference report by Scott McNeal
Delegates Question AKC Miller Support
by 2006, calling Puppy Mills our brethren was a done
deal.
In-depth Interviews
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HVBC
Member and PATTI STRAND, Committee Chair re AKC-Puppy Mill alliance.
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12|9|08 -
Open Letter To Ron Menaker whose statements in the Chairman's
Report prompted a judge, breeder, Quality Control analyst to ask
defining questions. The Letter is a reasonable query regarding AKC's
new direction and stated positions. We believe the CEO cares deeply
enough to answer the fancy's greatest question and concern of 2008. New!
11|05|08 -
Part 1
Dog Show Entries Decline Two fundamental reasons for the downward slide in shows
and how they can be corrected…
08|15|08
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AKC Rule Change Allows Renaming Dogs
complicating pedigree research but the new
rule insures more income for AKC. This precedes April AKC Board
decision which
allows
Registration of non-registered dogs
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Changing Breed Standards Exclusive Interview with The
Kennel Club (England) Vice-Chair Breed Standards Committee. Yes,
TKC now tells judges to consider health as well as type. AR and the BBC
debacle. No canned rhetoric here, just straight talk on a tough
subject.
11|05|08 -
AKC Award bestowed
on one of our most valued reporters, Linda Witouski, plus more AKC re Delegates Meeting,
etc.
11|13|08 -
Part 2
Dog Shows Decline, it is not the economy, it's the money! A candid
look at what's wrong in today's show world and why exhibitors and vendors are
leaving. and are unlikely to come back, by Shirley Lawler.
08|15|08
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Registration Debacle - AKC
Board
quietly
(secretly?) approves registering non-AKC registered dogs. Part
1 & 2.
The
Editorial broke the story that has the fancy
in an outrage. What does
it mean to YOU as a breeder?
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Rebuttal to proposed Chihuahua Breed Standard Change to
disqualify merle color from ring competition.
 AKC vs Judge George Bolton Trial Board may be the
only case the AKC ever lost! Go inside what few in the fancy were privy to. When AKC's own Trial Board ruled in Bolton's
favor, AKC retaliated...
Pedigree Fraud - Part 4
in-depth detail, links to Parts 1, 2, & 3 but who's counting?
Bulldog, Sammys, Kuvasz and
Mastiffs.
CHF Board Disagrees on CHF
President's
Letter To AKC re Hostile Takeover
of Canine Health Foundation. We know the results of this sad
affair but do you know the background?
Things To Know About Westminster KC Dog Show Here's why we are proud to be a part of a sport older
than the light bulb and the automobile!
Ohio Supreme Court Bans Pit Bulls
tracks the case, the rulings, and the
background as only Louis Fallon present it.
AKC Solution For Stud Book Fraud?
Recent legal actions and complaints. Here's
the skinny on Conditional Registration. |
8/08
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AKC Board Approval to register
non-registered dogs determined (by staff) to be of "unbroken" AKC
lineage. AKC refused comment but Judges, Delegates, and Breeders
had plenty to say!
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We called
Mr. Peter Gaeta, Director Of Judging Operations who graciously
agreed to an interview. AKC has excellent procedure in place,
as does the Senior Conformation Judges Association Click Here for AKC Judging Dept. Interview.
AKC Director Interferes with Chihuahua Club Ballot.
telling them to vote
against Chihuahua Breed Standard revision to disqualify merle colored
dogs from show rings. Exclusive coverage!
Case Of The Purloined Poodle
Society Lady claims her top winning Standard Poodle
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You asked so we asked and AKC's Legislation Dept. was
up to the challenge. The CA 1639 is not over so read what AKC did to help defeat it and then read what non-doggy
experts thought it said when they read it.
read both here,
Then get both perspectives on the issue in the
AKC Interview
and Freedom
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AKC Judge Bites Back!
Doberman Judge Files Suit
Against Exhibitor.
Sandy Teague’s Apology to
AKC Judge Martin, update on settlement.
AKC Judge Questions Judging Application Process Should we accept
undocumented qualifications for those who control
our rings?
McDaniels
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AKC Compliance V.P. let's one handler off despite
depositions, TV coverage, etc. documenting unbelievable
animal
cruelty.
Big Bad Wolf
Puppy
Mill Bust third in series on high profile AKC
breeder, pro handler. AKC's attempt to spin it
away only made it worse.
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Judge Fails To Measure, Punished by AKC
files protest. AKC Board reacts with due diligence. Problem
solved. The only one place for details....
Revenge Of The Evil Empire
A
judge's quest for justice. The crime, the
charge, the life sentence. A story of fantasy?
Hardly!
What
goes on behind the scenes; a prelude to Betrayed By AKC?
AKC's Private Letter To Puppy Mills
offered Free
overnight handling, no late fees, toll free number, etc.? Are
"they" the customers and WE just annoyances?
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Dog Show
History
From
the first show in England to 14 years later in America, who better to
show you than AKC historian Louis Fallon? Incredible photos put
you right there!
Irish Red & White Setters
A
studied and historical viewpoint on AKC, FSS, UKC and international
recognition.
AKC Recognition Procedure
jeopardizes breed's History and Future. Analytical look at AKC's
violations of
Standard Policies.
UKC's 2007 Judges Education Seminars
A real education for all! Well worth your
trip!
AKC Wants To Know Your Income, Assests, etc!
What
next? AKC sends out what looks like innocent form BUT it asks for
Assets, Investments, Income.... by Jodi Eckardt
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FCI Divorces CKC!
Ceases To Recognize Canadian KC Pedigrees, Judges, or Chs.
Canadian Kennel
Club responds with apology.
SCJA Newsletter
Know what the Judges are thinking, doing, planning. Excerpts from
the October 2006. Issues confronting judges, and how it all
affects you as an exhibitor!
USCR Inaugural Meeting
of United
States Canine Registries,
held Oct. 2006,
major Registries (AKC declined) addressed
problems confronting breeders in this historical coalition.
Inaugural
Dog Registry Conference
hosted by
UKC to explore the future of
pure-bred dogs.
Judges Seminar With A Twist
The
3-day UKC multi-breed seminar was decidedly different, applying the breed standard,
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AKC Backed Out Of PETLAND Contract -
Read AKC's rationale and decision "not to
go forward with it" after so much outrage! Also see the
September's Delegate Meeting -
Compiled pages re Petland for your convenience.
Judges Associations Query and Responses
(or not.) Where they stand on issues. Perhaps they are not
associations at all? Perhaps there is no representation?
Letter from NCA to AKC
was on "courtesy hold" until there was a acknowledging response. Since
there has been none, we have been given permission to publish.
Bob Kane, SAOVA
How many know the force behind defeat
of that ill-conceived legislation? Meet the
strategist, the lobbyist. He's a hunter. Don't
get in his sights....
Buying PAWS?
Senator Santorum's
visit to AKC's Board netted him $29,000. An
example of how not-for-profit corporations do
not engage in political matters?
Delegate Duties!
Senior Judges cite AKC Charter & Bylaws "Delegates
shall have sole power to make the rules..." Will the
Delegates wake up?
AKC 100 Years Ago
An
Evolutionary Perspective
An insider look at changes that shaped the AKC, including today's puppy
mill favoritism.
(History Series)
The Purloined Poodle
2005
AKC said
Lacey lied when she admitted to forging papers. Lacey
(co-breeder/owner) charged, the involved AKC judge not charged,
the gorgeous bitch is sold and in 2006, takes her first BIS..
2007 Top Standard
and again top ranked in 2008.
Three Part Legal Study! |
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Actions, Pending Litigation, Suits
Serious
threats of litigation are usually but not always, detrimental to
the sport. Legal issues open our eyes to problems and how to
prevent or resolve them. If you have first-hand
information
regarding dog-related
lawsuits, send
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If accepted as
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and in the
public interest, we will present it for educational and
historical value.
AKC Judge Bites Back!
AKC
Doberman Judge Martin Files Civil Lawsuit Against Teague. Get this
inside story, case, and photos by renowned AKC & Legal Reporter, Louis
Fallon.
AKC vs Boulton
Pt 3
Possibly the first Trial Board decision against the
AKC, which appoints the Trail Board. An
ongoing
study in the apparent futility of standing up to
AKC, even when found "not guilty" of charges.
(Handy Links to Official Trial Board Report, Part
1 and 2, and other relative documents.)
AKC
Canine Health Foundation
2005
Deborah Lynch v. AKC/CHF. Former Exec. Director of AKC
CHF
awarded $544,000
judgment against the AKC CHF, plus $70,000 personal damages
against former Execs.
story begins here...
The
"Bedlington Suit"
2002
Considered "unresolved" by everyone except the AKC; how Weiskopf
challenged the powers that be.
Four-Part Series
Disciplinary
action against two different AKC participants - does the crime
match the punishment? You decide.
Justice Outweighed?
2002
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dozens of researchers who asked "where is that story....?"
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