| Mardelin | 06-28-2007 07:24 AM |
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Originally Posted by Gasman
(Post 1200188)
My point still stands. Whether they are a member of the all breed club or a parent club, you still need to get references because "those that slip through the cracks" might be the one that you buy your dog from. Does the parent club check on the members to see if they are following the Code of Ethics and AKC rules? or do they rely on the members to watch each other? I'm really curious about the way they are able to keep an eye on all of the members. It has always been my belief that this was accepted on good faith in both the all breed clubs and the parent clubs. As a former member of an all breed club I also had to sign an agreement to follow the code of ethics and the akc rules (even though I was not a breeder or exhibitor) or get suspended/banned as well; but noone ever checked anyone. I left the club because all they did was work on putting a dog show together and since I didn't show I left.
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It is not a perfect world and there are those that slip through the cracks. The parent club membership is almost by invitation only. You are required to have 2 sponsors, both must have known you for a minimum of 2 years. Because of the wide spread geographical area members are located in, one sponsor is required to visited/inspected your home. Once paper work has been submitted it is published to the entire membership. This allows for any objection and/or questions to be brought to the membership committee. I do know the process to be accepted took me about 8 months. If once accepted and infractions are committed against the code of conduct and ethics of the Mother Club and AKC the club does investigate.
Sorry you left the Kennel Club. I do know that one of the prime objectives is to keep the Kennel Club alive, hence dog shows. But, with the new AKC rules for allowing you to hold a show are now in place, each Kennel Club, Mother Club and or Regional club will have to do more for the Canine world that just put on a show. | 