Just got into a disagreement with an AKC representative about the AKC.
Just got into a disagreement with an AKC representative about the AKC. I admitted I didn't really care for the organization because they encourage breeders to breed for a look and not for the ability the breed was designed to perform.
She disagreed.
She disagreed.
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But yes, Yay Happens, there is also a level of learning involved, but without those innate skills that were bred into the dogs over centuries there is no foundation to learn from.
Maybe the future of finding certain species is to find the breeders who participate in the Gun Dog Hunting shows and stuff?! Those instincts are so important! I can't imagine having a retriever that doesn't retrieve or a hound that doesn't track. I can't even wrap my head around that!
I use BCs as the example because they were only recently allowed to join the AKC as a breed because there really is no breed standard for them: breeders were breeding BCs to herd, so they didn't care if BCs were black and white, brown, blue-eyes or amber; they didn't care if the ears were erect for floppy, the fur was long or short, etc. All that mattered was whether they would and could herd.
BCs come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors: http://www.colliecorner.com/01intro.htm but the AKC wants a specific breed standard for them.