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by Louise M. Penery on 14 November 2009 - 06:11
While USA may be a breed-specific club, it is not a breed club, per se. A GSD breed club is a parent club with its own written breed standard (as approved by the members of the club--not by delegates) and approved by the AKC (the only FCI recognized breed registry in the United States).
by mewoodjr on 14 November 2009 - 12:11
Oh Louise... The FCI says that for the GSD there is only one parent country that may set the breed standard and that is Germany. The AKC refuses to follow FCI standards and therefore is only "recognized" because they are the largest registry in the US, they are not recognized as part of the FCI. The USA is a breed club... just like the gsdca is a breed club, just like the awma is a breed club, etc. The fact is the USA follows the FCI breed standard for the GSD!
by Louise M. Penery on 14 November 2009 - 17:11
USA will never be recognized as an FCI breed registry. Their USA-in-house breed "registry" is laughable. I am a current member of USA and initially registered my born-in-the-USA dogs with the SV via the USA office so that their titles (at events of the SV, USA, and the WDA), breed surveys, and ZW scores would be reflected in the SV's database and on the dogs' "white" SV pedigrees. These same practices are in the works with the WDA (which will soon have access to the SV's database).
In the foreseeable future (IMO), there may be enough people with European GSDs within the GSDCA to facilitate a needed change in the breed standard (to bring it in line with the FCI standard). Historically, written breed standards have changed repeatedly. More recently, the SV's standard must soon incorporate the longcoats.
I have not been a member of the GSDCA for over a decade--but was a member for 29 consecutive years. Yes, I became as appalled by the ASS as anyone with European lines.
JMHO--USA is about breeding and owning "sport dogs" (most of which are imported as competition dogs)--which may vary considerably from the FCI standard. Many of the dogs representing USA on the World Team are not of breeding quality and do not conform to the breed standard (read: dog agression, handler agression, cryptorchids, structural faults, etc.).
USA's exclusionary Johannes amendment is about its leaders' egos and their desire for power and control of the many for the sake of a handful of sport competitors.
In the foreseeable future (IMO), there may be enough people with European GSDs within the GSDCA to facilitate a needed change in the breed standard (to bring it in line with the FCI standard). Historically, written breed standards have changed repeatedly. More recently, the SV's standard must soon incorporate the longcoats.
I have not been a member of the GSDCA for over a decade--but was a member for 29 consecutive years. Yes, I became as appalled by the ASS as anyone with European lines.
JMHO--USA is about breeding and owning "sport dogs" (most of which are imported as competition dogs)--which may vary considerably from the FCI standard. Many of the dogs representing USA on the World Team are not of breeding quality and do not conform to the breed standard (read: dog agression, handler agression, cryptorchids, structural faults, etc.).
USA's exclusionary Johannes amendment is about its leaders' egos and their desire for power and control of the many for the sake of a handful of sport competitors.
by Louise M. Penery on 15 November 2009 - 19:11
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