She has arranged for presentations not
only on the breed standard or performance events, but also on health issues, legal issues, and just plain informative and fun issues.
Judges should as part of their ongoing development keep themselves up to
date on breed standards and any changes to
One type that has his roots in controversy began when the four founders of the Original Mountain Cur Breeders Foundation
disagreed on the breed standard; this led to two of the founders breaking out on their own, and starting to breed the Stephens Cur.
The ordinance
relies on the breed standards from these two kennel clubs for enforcement of a «licensing» provision for American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers and Rottweilers.
You can download a copy of The Golden Retriever Club of Canada document entitled The Golden Retriever: An Illustrated
Commentary on the Breed Standard, by clicking on the link.
In many cases, members were not allowed to express their opposing
opinions on the breed Standard in the GSD Review, the official journal of the GSD Club of America.
Visit the American Belgian Tervuren Club (ABTC) for more
info on breed standards and where to find Belgian Tevuren puppies!
The AKC and the Japanese Kennel Club had different breed standards, and as the Akita originated in Japan, the Federation Cynologique Internationale, the international
authority on breed standards, chose to accept the Japanese breed standards.
It would be another two decades before the English dog world
settled on a breed standard that distinguished the Scottish Terrier from the other highland breeds.
I do not in any way condone the breeding of dogs deliberately for color, or breeding for colors or patterns that are
not on the breed standard.
Judges should as part of their ongoing development keep themselves up to
date on breed standards and any changes to Rules and Regulations that have an impact on Canine Health and Welfare.
My comments, (Frances Sefton ed) although based
on the breed standard, will also contain personal opinions from nearly 25 years of associations with the breed.
White is not an acceptable color based
on breed standard.
Under this heading list the traits that are considered their strengths based
on the breed standard.
For example, if the ears on the sire were correct based
on the breed standard they would be color - coded blue.
If a trait needed some improvement based
on the breed standard it would be color - coded black.
When a trait is coded with a first place color (blue), it is viewed to be correct or ideal based
on the breed standard.
Each part is coded using four mutually exclusive colors that signify the quality of each trait based
on the Breed Standard.
AKC Junior Hunter Hunt Tests are designed to test and evaluate a dog based
on breed standards.
This value may be based
on breed standards, or your veterinarian can give you a good estimate.)