Quote:
Originally Posted by gemy  http://www.thedogpress.com/anti-anim...ation-062.asps
Whilst written in a hyperbolic way - there is some serious stuff happening around us breeders. Show breeders will likely be the first to fall as by definition we are in the minority - and guess what we try to do the right way with our breeding dogs - we have big costs - and many of us can not afford to fund for long out of our personal pockets - at least we need to break financially even over the long haul.
I have watched personally show entries decline over the last ten years. In Canada with the big shows of which in Ontario only a few annually going from it is very hard to find a set-up grooming area - to pretty easy to find one.... And hard core numbers suggest show entries are down at least 20%.
Not my problem Yeah well maybe - but what happens when we are fewer and fewer breeders breeding to the standard of our breed? Think it won't happen? Well bison got almost extinct - and there is more than one form of hunting.....
Make no mistake we are under siege - from a myriad of factions...and agendas. |
I can't speak to Canada, but although AKC touts the purebred it seems they show less and less interested in purebred dogs. They are opening so much up to mixed breeds to compete with pure breeds - and we all know that was not how it all started.
We need numbers to achieve confirmation championship points, but as you said, fewer seem to be showing. And AKC is wooing mixed breeds. It is expensive to breed to a standard with genetic testing and all the testing - none of which is need for the AKC mixed breed and canine partners programs.
Sooo, many start to look at all that work and expense and wonder if it is worth it.