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The Continental
Kennel Club has come under fire by registries and
reputable breeders for encouraging unethical
breeding practices. The Continental Kennel Club
will register anything and encourages people to
create designer crosses (like the "poo"
dogs or other neat sounding mutts) just for the
sake of the buck. They hold now shows and often
the standards are very vague.
There is even one
cross that is a cross of two TOY breeds that they
classify as a herding breed. How ethical is this?
Many
a time I have gotten an email from a person
looking at Continental Kennel Club pups. When I
asked them to research the breeder, it was
discovered the breeder had been suspended from the
AKC or UKC. Also, if you see CKC pups, find out of
the pups are Canadian Kennel Club or Continental
Kennel Club.
The use of CKC by some breeders is
done purposefully to make people think it is the
Canadian one! In actuality, it may be Continental.
There are also other registries cropping up that
intentionally use initials that can confuse the
buyer with other registries. Again, research the
breeder well.
To
repeat: registration means nothing if the breeder
is not breeding for the good of the breed. A good
breeder proves their dogs are quality through
competitions and even if they cannot do all sports
the dog is capable of, loves it when relatives of
e dog gain various titles.
It proves that the
drive in the line is there. In order to compete in
sports, the dogs must be registered. Even the
person breeding the worst breed specimens in the
world can register the puppies if the parents are
fully registered.
Now,
let us look at what makes a responsible breeder.
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