And soon we will see a THIRD variation of the Jack Russell. The Jacks didn't want to come into the AKC and so the ones that came in are called Parson Russells........I forget what they are going to call the new ones. Some people are still trying to get "Miniature Australian Shepherds" recognized, I hear..........maybe we should have German Shepherd Dogs, White German Shepherds, long-haired German Shepherds, miniature German Shepherds, whatever anybody else can come up with... I had Cavaliers before AKC recognition, and while everyone doesn't agree, I don't think AKC recognition did the breed any good at all...in fact, some important qualities don't seem to matter any more.........bloody shame! Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: <elg440@xxxxxxx> > In a message dated 1/20/10 12:53:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, > ducksavsfan@xxxxxxxxx writes: > Funny you say this. I know in the literature that I read that many Border > Collie fanciers felt the same way when they got AKC recognition, and > still > do from what I understand. They're worried people will start breeding for > looks instead of abilities and breeding for a fast buck. I think there's > still a huge rift within the breed today of fanciers for AKC vs. > against. > > > Same with Jack Russell Terriers. That is why there are also Parson > Terriers. They were all the same, but some did not want to be an AKC > breed. > > Evan Ginsburg ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================