These changes have arisen as a result of selective breeding and a changing interpretation
of the breed standard in the show ring.
This is a great event to dog watch and see the highest quality
of breed standards as well as obedience training.
Each rabbit species has a different
set of breed standards that tells you what a normal size and weight of that particular breed should be.
How many virtues and faults one will see during the judging process will depend on ones proximity to the dog, coupled with ones
understanding of the breed standard, structure and movement.
The first step in creating a new breed involves a definite vision of what the breed will look like and the
writing of a breed standard to describe it.
Many veterinarians are opposed to tail docking,
regardless of breed standards, and will perform tail docking only for therapeutic or preventive reasons.
A handler must have a strong
grasp of breed standards, lots of experience working in dog shows and a willingness to travel frequently.
Chances are that a Champagne Lab with registered parents can also be registered provided they conform to the
rest of the breed standards.
The goals and
purposes of this breed standard include: to furnish guidelines for breeders who wish to maintain the quality of their breed and to improve it; to advance this breed to a state of similarity throughout the world; and to act as a guide for judges.
These include Boston Terriers, Boxers, Doberman Pinschers, Great Danes, and Schnauzers to conform to the specific
look of each breed standard.
While it is true that some other
versions of the Breed Standard allow white, we in Canada and the USA use our own Standards as the guideline for the breed's development here.
In charged with educating judges and prospective judges regarding the finer
points of our breed standard and how to judge American Staffordshire Terriers according to our standard and our parent club approved seminar materials.
There are several reasons for this: the Spinone is quite different from the other Sporting breeds, there has been a wide disparity in dogs seen in the breed ring, especially in the early years after recognition, and many
sections of the breed standard (which is currently under revision) need clarification.
Founded in 1966, MBTCA is the authorized American Kennel Club arbiter
of breed standards for the Miniature Bull Terrier in the United States.
The Most Versatile Vallhund Award (MVV) is offered for SVCA members in good standing, to recognize the Swedish Vallhund that best combines herding ability, trainability, and representation
of the breed standard at the SVCA National Specialty.
In today's show ring, there is a danger that judges and
writers of breed standards will be too hasty in defining what is «proper» tail carriage for breeds that have been exhibited for over a century with very little attention paid to tail stumps.
The Kennel Club released the first of a new set
of breeding standards today — for Pekingese dogs, which critics say have bred to have increasingly flatter faces, which has led to breathing problems.
This is either the Winners Dog or Winner Bitch - whichever the judge feels is the better example
of the breed standard on that particular day.
Once formal consensus is established by
way of breed standard revisions for the correct Aussie tail type, breeders should select toward the preferred tail.
(ref or if no link here) It has been my experience over the years that working breed dogs that are on the top
end of their breed standard weight also have more health issues and shorter lives (I mean big in frame, not fat).