Msg: #3 in digest From: Jessica Keene <jkeene2005@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: on a good note... some positive media for reputable bree Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:23:53 -0600 I must say, it is nice to see some positive media about dog breeding and dog shows and kennel clubs, i found it to be very honest about how things really are. Although this is a Britain video I feel it is important to share none the less! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rrWjVFKuAg8 Jessica Keene http://www.gsdjunior.webs.com Thank you for posting this Link. This seems to me a very balanced approach, between the Breed Warden Scheme in Germany and the approach the AKC takes. I noticed several Times that the Narrator said The Kennel Club sets the Breed Standards and has a Hand in enforcing them. Completely opposite to the way we do it, where the Parent Club sets the Standard. The Database where the Degree of Inbreeding is a very well thought-out approach to insuring that there is no Inbreeding, or, I would suspect, very close Linebreeding. I also appreciated their stand against PuppyFarmers, where The Kennel Club REFUSES to register any Puppy coming from a PuppyFarm. Quite the opposite of the Trend the AKC has been taking. Perhaps we can incorporate some of these Ideas in America to improve the Health and WellBeing of our Breed. Steve Board Member Last Hope Safe Haven for German Shepherds "The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the dispensation of the public moneys." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to Shelton Gilliam, 1808 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================