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AKC's new motto:
You will be Assimilated. Resistance is Futile.
(translated: Our Way or No Way.)
It is very plain the direction the AKC is headed. They
want it all. The whole Pie. Offering the mass market
producers grace periods and discounts on registrations
and making a contract and then rescinding it with
Petland. (did they really?) This is just the beginning
of a future with AKC I cannot fathom.
I said a while back that I foresee a future where you
can order your pup directly through AKC just like the
old sears roebuck catalogue. I do believe they are
headed that direction. The contract with Petland
would have been a big step in that direction and I do
not see them giving up on that so easily.
They are going to continue to make decisions like this
and now they will find better ways of hiding it from the
general fancy and delegates.
In Canada, ALL pups born must be permanently identified
prior to dispersal. If they are registered they must
have a tattoo at the very least, and each year have a
designated letter so that at a glance you know what year
a dog was born. They are pushing chips. You can pay a
fee and be a member of the CKC, with voting privileges.
The UK has a similar scheme. You pay a fee and are a
voting member. You can become an accredited breeder by
paying a fee and following some simple rules. They are
also non-profits and their web sites, while maybe not as
extensive, is certainly much easier to navigate.
Perhaps that is the intent of the AKC. Make it
harder to ferret out the info you seek and make it easy
to find the things that make money.
I am watching the entries at the dogs shows, entries are
down, this portends a lot of things in my eyes.
Gas prices, hotel fees, entry prices all affect the
entry, and lately entry numbers are falling nationwide.
This affects the whole scheme of things in the dog
world. AKC doesn't get as many recording fees,
Clubs loose money, while all the time, paying higher
fees to rent the facilities and higher prices for judge
travel. And we have fewer judges to pick from. (Only 20
or so all-rounders)
Wonder why it is that the older
judges are retiring and newer judges are not stepping up
to take their place.
Could it possibly be that long time breeders don't want
to take part in the direction AKC is heading?
Isn't it interesting that so many of the old timers
aren't speaking out? Why is that? Could is possibly be
the $$$$ that goes in their pockets each weekend for
their judging assignments? Shouldn't AKC put a CAP on
what a judge can charge? Shouldn't the Clubs refuse to
pay the huge amounts some judges deign to charge for
their services? What happened to the judges who charged
expenses only?, their way of giving back to the sport.
Now a Days it is hard to find a provisional who will
judge for expenses only!
Some will say.. No AKC, No Dog Show, but I beg to
differ. There are a few other games in town and it is
relatively easy to get sanctioning for some of the other
games!!!
IF some more of us would just ask the other governing
bodies, we could put the hurt on AKC. It is simple
really. DON'T ENTER. Don't play their game their
way. They don't want to play fair. They don't want to
back up what the founding fathers intended, they don't
want to back up their own paper work, don't want to back
up the stud book. ALRIGHTY THEN.
What do you think would happen if we started a BOYCOTT
of ALL AKC events for 30 days?????
What if we just didn't enter, but went to some local
shows and very politely, stood outside with signs that
read: AKC Listen to the FANCY!!!
What if we had that march I talked about a while back
where a couple of thousand of us took our ribbons and
deposited them at their doors? Would they listen?
Can you see a dog show of the future with the PETLAND
puppies as competitors? Would the judges withhold
for lack of merit?
ONLY IN AMERICA ARE WE FREE to speak out, have
quiet peaceful protest Rallies, breed the dogs we love
so much, and CHOOSE to REGISTER AND
COMPETE WITH THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE!