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Posted by DOGODAD Link: Interesting read
on 1/31/2011, 12:09 pm, in reply to "Re: akc Recognizes 3 new breeds"
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I think that it's a shame how breeds MORPH into something else(sometimes considerably different from the original standard) after they are exposed to AKC(or maybe that's just
conformation focus,or American focus{bigger is better} as a rule)
Oversized,Different shapes(I love that sloped back of the show shepherd versus the REAL working Dogs and etc etc)Inevitably the breeds change as the push/focus towards that (conformation-being kind I guess) becomes the emphasis.Working dogs that cannot WORK(I love the English Bulldogs' stated history-a working dog that was/is supposed to be able to help catch Bulls)It is somewhat funny when you consider how that sounds:a working breed that is incapable of working?!?!?
I always thought that it was funny when I would meet people who would say-"yep my dog is AKC registered" because they thought that registration meant something about the quality of their dog(
I imagine that the next few years will be interesting-to say the least-for the new breeds which have become Breeds that are now AKC registered(able) dogs- I think that the comparison to the REAL dogs versus the new AKC dogs will be INTERESTING.
Just as- the IMPORTED REAL WORKING dogs compare to the dogs which have been bred to suit the American public and the AKC show mentality.
I know that I have said this before-but when I first started going out to (man sport) working fields- I was blown away by the difference in the imported WORKING breeds(German Shepherds,Rottweilers,Airdales,Bouviers and etc){the ones that COULD work
}
versus what I had been accustomed to seeing here in the states-almost looked like "a different animal".
[I love that sloping back of the AKC GERMAN(they forgot that,somehow) Shepherd
as an example-lol.]
I don't why the AKC breeds seem to,SOMEHOW,(
)GROW so much larger than their WORKING counterparts in their Countries of Origin.Maybe it's the great Dog foods that we have here.
Interesting stuff
http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2010/02/akc_breeds_and_puppy_mills_020810.html
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