So, umm, the purebred dogs aren't even purebred?!?
As far as breed clubs having the say over their own breeds, well, the AKC has quite a bit of sway and a "my way or the highway" attitude. When the ABCA told the AKC that they wouldn't allow conformation showing of the Border Collie, the AKC went out and found a small, upstart registry that was developed to work with them in the area of conformation. Now they won't close the books on the Border Collie because the show dogs don't cut it in the performance and they need the large pool of dogs with working ability from the ABCA... Argh...
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We have beauty contests for humans and select winners that would be unfit for any serious "work."
Dog shows are beauty contests, it's as simple as that. The dogs are being judged on aesthetics alone. There's nothing wrong with that (IMO) if that's your thing. It's not mine. But to each his own. The dogs in these contests look like they're being fed, and they're not chained to a post or worse.
It's not a hunt trial or herding trial or any other kind of sport trial. Which is okay, because there ARE contests where people with dogs who think these skills matter can compete.
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Purebreds are really just certain types of mutts
I think its really sad that both breeder and potential puppy buyers are so concerned with "purity" and wouldn't buy a Cairn colored Westie....if I wanted a pet I would totally go for off colored dog of the breed or whatever.
What is this obsession with dark brown eyes in the show world??? What's wrong with amber, yellow, blue? Logan has amber eyes and he's gorgeous but its not desirable in the UKC standard of the DS. His brindle is probably too dark too.
Why so homogeneous? Why have the cookie cutter out, that's boring! When I see a variant like an Agouti Siberian husky, I think they are beautiful. Dals with uneven spots or too many, I like them. Predominantly brown Sm fox terriers are awesome!
A tired dog is a good dog, a trained dog is a better dog.
Dog shows are beauty contests, it's as simple as that. The dogs are being judged on aesthetics alone. There's nothing wrong with that (IMO) if that's your thing. It's not mine. But to each his own. The dogs in these contests look like they're being fed, and they're not chained to a post or worse.
I do agree with you to a certain point. If that's your cup of tea and your dogs are healthy and happy then it's a matter of different strokes for different folks.
But I believe that it is highly unethical to create dogs that are handicap from the get go (the double merle in the story, and breeds such as the Old English Bulldog) merely for the sake of winning a beauty contest. If a person crippled the dogs in question society would be rightly horrified. But breed a dog that is blind or can't function normally and it's okay because that it meets some human standard of aesthetic "perfection".
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