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New Age Dog Shows, I don’t know the answer either. I’ve been
showing dogs in both breed and obedience since 1954. As an amateur I
could and did win often until the mid 80’s. Finished over 30 Ch. and
as many or more obedience titled dogs. I, also, remember the fun of
fairgrounds venues, meeting great dogs and exhibitors from all over
the country. We all had fun, traveled in station wagons and then
vans until the advent of the RV. There were matches, some very
large, every weekend there weren’t shows in any given locality.
I think the difference was the advent of the vanity magazines and
rating systems. The advertising, not of great dogs but of big wins,
became more important than serious and dedicated breeding. Ratings
became more important than the joy of having a great dog by your
side. Handlers loved the vanity magazines and had whole sections
dedicated to their dogs. And then the huge motorhomes, which
precluded conversations and limited owners to their own mobile
living rooms. Tam Cordingley
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New Registration Service: I learned a good lesson 10 years
ago when I sold a male puppy on a neuter contract that specified the
puppy was to be neutered within 2 months of the sale and withheld
the papers. Four months had passed, and the owner's veterinarian
directed his staff to not discuss the matter with me on the phone,
so I hired an attorney and sent a letter to the vet advising him
that legal proceedings would include him for attempting to violate
the terms of a written contract. My attorney sent a letter to the
owner threatening to file for court proceedings within 10 days for
failure to comply with the written sale agreement. She had the dog
neutered and sent confirmation to the attorney.
Since that time, I will never send a puppy or adult out to a new
owner until I have first had the dog spayed or neutered first and
allowed sufficient time for recovery. While AKC's provision
certainly opens the door for contamination of a genetic pool with
dogs that may carry serious genetic defects, and they should know
better, frankly WE SHOULD ALL KNOW BETTER than to assume that John Q
Public will honor an spay/neuter contract or even cares if they ever
get papers. Patricia McCann, Xanadu Papillons
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Dog Sport Not For Me: I found your site searching for
veterinary info. You have the most forthright information I have
found and I got clear answers for my Setters. I have shown and had
some nice wins with local handlers and my husband said I could get
more involved. He is a doctor and thought it would be a good
diversion. After reading so much from the people who are actually
engaged and seeing how corrupt and endangered the system is, we have
decided it would be a waste of time. We can handle medical politics
but think it would be best to just enjoy our purebreds for as long
as we have them and not get caught up in “the dog sport.” From an
outsiders point of view, it appears show dogs are a vehicle for
massive egos. I am especially turned off by all the animal rights
propaganda which any intelligent person can see through but it seems
to have become the new way to show off. I am sure there are people
who would do anything to protect purebred dogs but the battle is
being so poorly fought that the outcome is dismal at best. I am
thankful for finding more than veterinary truth on your site. Keep
up the good work for dogs and people who love them. P. Thompson,
Madison, WI
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Ted Paul – HSUS? Please educate me as to what HSUS wants when
someone houses more than 25 dogs. In other words, what is required of a
breeder? What standards does the kennel have to meet? Is the standard so
rigorous that it would effectively mean that only a puppy mill could
have more than 25 dogs? Your article intimated such. I thought that
puppy mills generally mean poor conditions for dogs. I am a bit
confused. Do you think the HSUS means well but does not realize the
ramifications? I breed collies and currently have eight adults and one
puppy. I would like the bare bones facts if that is possible. Sometimes
two sides have a common interest (e.g., preventing inhumane conditions
for animals) and they could do great good by simply coming together and
entering a dialogue. Nothing good ever comes from conflict. David
Ellis, Lenoir City, TN
We suggested he use the google search on both sites and learn more about
HSUS. He did, and replied with more excellent observations. This is how
newer people who are not on the computer every night get taken in. We
thought Mr. Ellis was very sincere and very typical of what we have to
do to educate dog owners.
Looking into HSUS: Do you think Mr. Paul is just naïve or has ill
intentions wanting to eliminate domestic livestock and dogs? That
strikes me as being odd for an AKC judge. I do know this. Somehow
someway puppy mills must be stopped. Who needs to do that? If an
organization had a sincere goal to get at puppy mills (and NOT
responsible breeders) and it required me to comply with certain
reasonable standards, then I would be all for it. In fact, I would give
money toward that end. I do know that PETA is radical, but I’ve never
really looked into what HSUS is about. David Ellis |
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Counterfeit Vet Meds
too? I found the information about counterfeit products
interesting. I do wonder if Ms. Liquorman knows about the online
pharmacies selling veterinary medications that they are saying get them
from China? I read somewhere that these prescriptions are sold
here under well known names and that some kind of national certifying
group was created because of it. I asked my vet and he said yes
there was an article in the veterinary magazine but that he was very
careful where he gets his supplies. After reading your article, I
wonder how he could really know and it makes me wonder what I am giving
my dog. She hasn't had a bad reaction but she is not getting well
either. Could you ask Ms. Liquorman to investigate?
Sandra Rosen, NY, NY
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Registrations: I have my pets go on a limited
registration for a reason; perhaps they have a fault that I
don’t want passed around i.e. bad mouth, one testicle, etc. I am
the breeder and I have the right to … a limited registration or
spaying or neutering on these dogs … by removing this “right”,
you are taking away my “right” to determine where my puppies or
adults go, and under what conditions. I am a second generation
“dog” person, showing and breeding myself since 1963; all these
“new” rules that AKC is proposing and allowing are taking away
my rights as a person who shows and breeds dogs. The dog show
and registration business with AKC will no longer exist within
the next 50 years, if not sooner. … What is the benefit of
showing dogs under AKC guidelines or registering dogs under AKC,
if they don’t uphold and respect us as breeders? John Q Public
has the right to get a healthy, good tempered dog; and the right
to buy from a good breeder; but AKC is fast taking (that) away
and saying to John Q Public, that no matter what you get, where
you get it, or who you get it from; you can do anything you want
with the dog; no matter what. Joie Chandler, Jetstar
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