[CJxDanielle]

Originally Posted by Lily del Chiesa

My Neos come from true working lines and are imported- all 4 of them (at the moment lol) and they WORK. They come from flock, estate and vineyard guardians (not from the past but currently working) as well as family members. I entrust my livestock to them- they lay down in the pastures and watch for predators or uninvited "guests". They have natural protective/guardian instincts without being "Crazy psycho dog" aggressive

These are just a few of the reasons as to why I refuse to register mine with AKC but stay with the parent registry. This is why when I decide to breed one of my females, I do so with temperament, working ability and "healthy" true confirmation as priorities. So what if I can't run obedience or agility through AKC for points and recognition (I could if I transferred over to the AKC)- They are excellent family dogs, love the tasks that are asked of them and put on quite a show whenever they are working in open agility or obedience (such hams at times lol) My guys and gals are healthy, happy, intelligent and true to the European standard from which they origited.


Please don't take this response as "having a tone" I'm just stating my opinion and have really enjoyed this thread

Oh No! I see no tone in your voice at all, in fact I absolutely love what you just said! Its just its a crime what people are turning them into just for the look of the breed. Its harming them rather than helping, and people still keep breeding them with such "defects" that some neos are lucky to see past the age of 7 years.
I think its wonderful that you are breeding for health and not cosmetic purposes, its insures the the breed is doing what it was ORIGINALLY bred for and the rest (agility, obedience, rally) doesn't matter. Its the original purpose that should come first, standards should follow.

Another example I can think of is the English Bulldog. When an animal can't even reproduce safely on its own. Well, that calls for some consideration in the standard.