Suze,
I appreciate what you had to share about the split gene pool and
unfortunately, the saddest truth is the lack of forgiveness of the original
founders of American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club. For whatever the
reason, the old club and american club don't seem to be willing to act in
the best interest of our beloved cavalier. I don't care that they did not
meet the criteria for continuing membership according to a old club ruling,
particularly since the old club made the mistake not to be the akc parent
club. But it is done, it is history.We must move on for the sake of our
breed. We can't have resentments and be spiritual fit to make positive
changes that benefit the dogs and its members. It makes me sad that we can't
work together to use the heart clear lines that can truly make a difference
in the health and well being of the cavalier king charles spaniel and those
that choose this breed to share their heart and home. Unfortunately, you
can't legislate emotional maturity.Worst of all, knowing that change is
necessary (and we do) and refusing to take the steps that lead to change
results in frustration which results in additional stress that comes from
frustration. I think every akc registered cavalier that wants to register
with the old club should have that option. It is the personal responsibility
of each companion or breeder to screen each potential purchase or stud usage
based on the knowledge we have about improving the health of this breed.
Everyone would benefit by having more choices among longer living cavalier
lines. If people can put aside their differences and look at the opportunity
we have to make a difference in the cavalier king charles spaniel then we
can take pride in knowing we did the best we could to be a part of the
solution not the problem. Just my humble opinion.
Patricia Powers Pratt Cavaliers
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan A. Schlenger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, September 21, 2001 3:12 AM
Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Splitting the gene pool
>Sorry, List,
> This post was meant for another all breed list which is discussing
this
>problem. I apologize to Kim and others for this mistake.
>
>Suze
>
>"Susan A. Schlenger" wrote:
>>
>> Hello, Caroline,
>> Actually, in Cavaliers it is worse than that. After the stud
book was
>> opened by AKC and simultaneously closed and after all the rhetoric about
>> AKC and what it would do to the breed, only very, very few people did
>> NOT register their dogs AKC; but the CKCSC USA made it a Code of Ethics
>> violation to breed to AKC-only registered dogs (as opposed to dual
>> registered dogs or CKCSC, USA only). All this was a bit annoying and
>> irritating (and from my stance as a lawyer fairly unenforeceable as a
>> restraint on alienation) but still theoretical; until recently. Those
>> "dirty dozen" breeders (excoriated by CKCSC USA for leaving the CKCSC to
>> form the AKC parent club) have some wonderful dogs who have now gotten
>> underused and are getting infertile. What is worse is that there are
>> lines underused which have longevity and less history of MVD; which, I
>> am sure you know, plagues our breed. (GREAT book you wrote on Cavaliers
>> I thought). And, almost worse, those breeders who had the courage to
>> leave to become the parent club (and I'm speaking as an "old club"
>> member!) got so poor treatment for their concern and effort that to this
>> day some are almost ill from it.
>> I, for one, consider this so serious that although I am a member
of
>> both clubs, have made up four AKC champions and have one halfway to
>> CKCSC USA champion with a major win, that I am considering leaving the
>> "old club". It is a serious shame on us that this happened as both
>> clubs have much to offer the breed; and this is NOT and has never been
>> about the dogs, but about the people. "Protecting the breed"
>> from........what? Puppymills? CKCSC, USA will register ANY Cavalier in
>> the world (including from Irish puppymills) without provenance, and yet
>> they refuse to register AKC dogs. This is still so heated an issue that
>> it cannot be discussed between good friends. The red herring of "breed
>> protection" really burns my tail as if one reads Elizabeth Spalding's
>> book on Cavaliers (written in the early years of their importation to
>> the U.S.) she states that they are recording registration against the
>> hopes of AKC acceptance. No........things like this are not about the
>> dogs..........
>>
>> Sorry to go on, but this is a serious problem in our breed. No matter
>> which way one turns in terms of clubs, one has a terribly split gene
>> pool in a breed that desparately needs the diversity.
>>
>> Suze
>>
>> > A similar situation exists in Cavaliers and in
>> > Jack Russells after a great proportion of breeders refused to register
their
>> > dogs with AKC and chose to stay with earlier breed clubs. When they
made
>> > that choice they thought they were safeguarding the breed by not
helping it
>> > become a popular showdog, but in the long run they have simply split
the
>> > breed.
>>
>> --
>> Suze at Llawen Cavaliers
>> "...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man
>> to depend simply upon himself." -Isna Ia-wica
>> "Thought comes before speech" Luther Standing Bear
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