----- Original Message ----- From: "Cecilia St�hl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 3:38 PM Subject: Re: frequency of breeding & evaluation (long)
> Pat, > > I can only speak from what I know of here in Sweden. There is virtually no > market for unregistered pure bred dogs here and most definitely literally no > market for unregistered Berners. I have never seen a Berner litter > advertised anywhere other than through official channels here, and believe > me, I look everywhere and often. Maybe it sounds hard to believe, but it's > the darn truth. The Swedish public in general is well educated as to how and > where to look for a pure bred dog, there are no dogs sold in shops here and > typically a first time PPO will go to the SKK for a list of registered > breeders. Even the insurance companies have their policies in synch with the > SKK's breeding C.O.E. so that pure bred dogs bred out of wedlock (so to > speak) are much more expensive to insure. > > What may seem strict and foreign to some is completely normal, accepted and > expected, sensible practice to others. I can't speak for other breeds but > not only would a Berner breeder working outside of the rules in this country > stick out like a sore thumb, he/she would have a hard time selling his dogs > to the public as well as being ostracized by his peers and the Berner > community. Nor could he/she or any of the pups produced participate in > competitions, conformation or otherwise. > > Pat, I'm sure if you sent an inquiry to [EMAIL PROTECTED] , you could get some > insight into how many breeders are producing dogs outside the system in > Sweden, if not exact numbers. > > Do you happen to have any concrete numbers on the percentages of renegade > breeders in other countries with "strict" rules? I would be interested in > learning more about that. > > Cecilia St�hl > Stockholm Sweden > > > Is there any way to find out how many breeders are breeding outside of the > club? I know in many European countries with strict club rules like this, > the percentage of breeders operating outside of the club seems quite high. > Is there anyway to know? > > > > Pat Long (& Luther) > > Berwyn PA > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > ______ > > Check any e-mail over the Web for free at MailBreeze > (http://www.mailbreeze.com) >
