That was real good site. I enjoyed reading it myself.

What makes this site so superior is the people. Everyone has alot of experience and wisdom and sincerely cares about the working dog. If you have a problem arise - there is always someone on here to help (and generally really good different perspective) advice

You guys need to read some of the stuff on this website!

I've gone through the whole thing now and this article is a MUST READ.

READ ME!

I didn't DOUBLE POST <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Just needed to make a few corrections, sure would be nice to be able to EDIT our OWN POST as before.

Again, if you want your dog to be registered what CHOICE do you have!!!

The working dog community needs it's own REGISTERY, until then we can whine,cry,complain all we want. The AKC will never change!!

Until I read the article Begles 13-Rotts O, I didn't realize it was that bad. What a SHAME!!

"WHAT A CROCK" OF DOG POOP!!

BUT ALAIS IT WILL NEVER CHANGE, THE AKC TO TOO POWERFUL AND RICH

Has the United Kennel Club been approached to register any Working BREEDS?? Just curios of their response.

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UKC does regester working dogs broken in to 2 catagories. They list 38 Guardian Breeds, many of which aren't recognized by AKC and some that are just FSS listed. The link to the Guardian breeds is Guardian Breeds.

They also recognize 33 herding breeds, including the White Shephard as a seperate breed. Here is a link to the Herding Dogs .

They also recognize the APBT and 41 other Terriers.

The problem with a UKC Regestration is that they are not recognized with FCI, the European Registration organization, only AKC and USA (I think) are recognized by FCI.

I think that article is about 10 years old, in response to the banning of bite sports by the AKC, so the UKC has changed since those comments were made.

They register a bungload of breeds.

Did everybody read this stuff. . .theres gonna be a TEST.

Yeah, I read it all. How sad that this is happening to the Bouvier as well as the more popular breeds.
My intro to schuzthund was about six years ago-I came to a trainer wanting to do "protection" with my new pup and he showed me a "protection" trained dog working and then he brought out his Sch. III Bouvier and worked it. I was wowed with the dog, and schuzthund. I had never seen a Bouvier and thought his dog looked like a big pointy-eared "Benji"-kind of wiry and tan and lean. He had some younger black pups who were wiry and lean as well. Tough looking animals.
This summer one of my neighbors was walking this beast around, a huge shaggy grayish/blackish thing. It was extremely fluffy, had big floppy ears, a barrel body, and had little red bows in its hair. it lolled around, utterly laid back and accepting of everything around it. I asked him what it could possibly be, thinking it was some unfortunate cross of English sheepdog and black standard poodle who had lucked out with an owner.
"Bouvier de Flandres" he exclaimed with great pride. "It's very rare" and then, of course, "Her parents are champions".
That dog looked nothing like the alert, hard hitting dog my trainer had not so long ago. It couldn't have herded one sheep down the block with that enormous bulk and fuzz, nor would it have wanted to. People should have to take a test prepared by schutzhund judges or working herdsmen before they get to breed working dogs.

Yes I read it VC - I am ready for my test.
It was a good set of articles.