Hi I've been reading some of the specifics and interpretations regarding the CKCSC Code of Ethics. Let us not forget that the fundamental purpose of the Club is Registration of Cavaliers, and the fundamental purpose of the Registration Office is "to protect the integrity of the Stud Book". That's the bottom line for all of this. Nothing is perfect, people make mistakes, people mislead, but for the most part they are honest and for the most part, the Stud Book is accurate. That's the reason for many of the picayune rules and procedures that may seem to some to be unwarranted.
The Club does not recognize certain registries, because their records are notoriously sketchy or even unavailable. I think that's part of what's meant by "eligible". The AKC has the same issue. We are not different. We want accurate records - for everyone's sake. DNA has changed the world, and maybe in the future things will change again, when dogs who were previously ineligible, might be because their heritage is verifiable because of DNA. I don't know and I don't have a crystal ball, but things do change, albeit slowly, and we need to all walk together along this path. Diane Zdrodowski ========================================================= "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.
