Yes, I will do my best to come to the June general meeting. I don't know that my opinion will count for diddly since I am new to the breed and unknown to all, but I will certainly be very happy to attend for whatever benefit there may be had. Myra
>From: Patricia Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Positive Solutions for ACKCSC & CKCSC,USA - IIA > 3/not a new amendment >Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 10:28:16 -0700 > >Myra, >Thank you for saying what I have been thinking and struggling with right >now. I can't decide on who to run on and who to place between two black & >tan boys almost 11 weeks. They are from 3 generation+, heart clear lines of >which some dogs are AKC,Can.Eng.&CKCSC,USA Champions who are long living >dogs. They both have short backs, medium bone, excellent temperaments, very >nice structure, and sound movement. The difficulty is one head looks like >his fathers when he was a puppy with a tapered muzzle that turned out so >soft and melting as an adult but this puppy has a slight overbite, and a >little short in leg. The other boy has a lovely square head, shorter >muzzle, >correct bite and better balance. I have never bred a square looking head >before so I don't know how it could turn out. I am keeping a beautiful ruby >girl who has her fathers head already, lovely cushion, etc. as my show >prospect. In deed, there is so much more than just health when evaluating >who to keep in a breed program and who might make a difference in the >health >and type of the wholecolors which are always challenging! > >I wish that those who feel as passionate about their point of view on this >list that are members of CKCSC,USA and dual registered to please offer your >solutions personally at the National Specialty meeting in Atlanta. For >those >that can't attend, then write a letter but let your views be known to those >that can be effective in creating positive change for the betterment of the >breed! If we are always looking at the glass half empty then we won't be >positive change agents trying to improve this lovely breed and educating >those that are uninformed and willing to learn. I am really getting tired >of >people digging up the past, making incorrect assumptions and in general >showing a negative attitude about allowing AKC dogs into the old club. We >need unity for the betterment of the breed and to do that everyone in a >position to guide change needs to put their ego aside...it is about >principles over personalities. I would personally like it if the ban of the >original CKCSC,USA breeders who started the ACKCSC was dropped and we >started working together holding joint shows, judging seminars, health >clinics,etc. to educate anyone interested in protecting and improving the >cavalier king charles spaniel. It takes emotional maturity, and a positive >attitude to go beyond pointing fingers, and assigning blame for puppymills, >backyard breeders, auctions, pet store sales, and uninformed pet owners >that >most often prefer to impulse buy creating a market for puppymills and >backyard breeders. Think of all the good that could come if we used a >mediator (if that is what it takes) for both clubs to work together to >share >budgets to use psa's for a advertising and direct mail campaign which >includes web sites to direct sales away from unethical breeders who are not >interested in the suggested protocol for improving the MVD in cavaliers, >and >have a joint show together,perhaps, once a year with a variety of seminars >and health clinics available for pet owners and breeders. There have been >many good suggestions by many people on this list that are obviously >passionate about the well being of our beloved breed. I am going to speak >up >at the general meeting in June, won't you please join me in offering >positive solutions for the betterment of our dogs? > >Patricia Powers Pratt Cavaliers [EMAIL PROTECTED] >-----Original Message----- >From: Myra Savant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Friday, April 19, 2002 2:26 PM >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] IIA 3/not a new amendment > > > >Which of my breeding animals is not fully tested, Winnie? There is more >to > >breeding than health testing. There is more to breeding than health, > >period. Myra > > > > > >>From: Winnie Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] IIA 3/not a new amendment > >>Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 16:46:50 -0400 > >> > >>Myra wrote: > >> > >> > <<<<If the CKCSC would make health testing of the parents mandatory >to > >> > <<<<registering a litter for all cavaliers, not just the ones who are > >>AKC > >> > <<<<registered, I would wholeheartedly support it. However, if it >was > >>thrown in > >> > <<<<there to apply only to AKC registered dogs, I personally would > >>consider it > >> > <<<<the highest form of hypocrisy. "Do as I say; not as I do." Myra > >> > >> > >>So, now my question is: Why would you be willing to comply if it was > >>mandatory, but > >>not willing to do it now? If it is a good thing, then it's good any >time. > >> > >> > >>Winnie > >>Columbus, NC > >> > >>========================================================= > >>"Magic Commands": > >>to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > >>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > >>to start it up gain click here: > >>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > >> > >> E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > >>Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >> > >>All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > > > > > > > > > >Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > >http://www.hotmail.com > > > >========================================================= > >"Magic Commands": > >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > >to start it up gain click here: > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. 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