The situation of not being able to use AKC dogs for breeding has nothing to do with concern about health testing or even the gene pool and everything to do with developing an ideology that perpetuates the old club. Pitting the CKCSC against the AKC produces prejudice of one group against another group in an "I win, you lose" situation. This prejudice creates in-group solidarity and helps to ensure that the CKCSC survives as a club even though it is no longer necessary for registration of Cavaliers.
Talking about the CKCSC allowing its members to use AKC dogs and vice versa is useless. It will never happen. It is not in the old club's best interest to do this. All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Trunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Educating the Members > > This is the first time I've heard that excuse (although there have > > been so many I've lost track). > > The real excuse is that the club is never going to put itself in that > position. It truly would be sheer suicide for the CLUB. Those who are > over-focusing on such an idea need to stop and redirect your thoughts to > another option. It is like paradise--a lovely idea--but could never happen. > > If you want to see a *club* with breeders who fully test and follow the > heart protocol, lobby for a 2-tier registration system with CKCSC. They can > add a new category to Foreign, Associate and Regular members and offer a > slightly different type of registration certificate from those breeders who > fully test and follow the protocol. Make it *desirable* to be in this group > and slowly others will follow. > > The AKC is already doing that to some extent. They have their CHIC program. > Every breed entered into it has a health protocol. Dogs who meet that > protocol are recognized as so. > > I sure hope Cavaliers become one of the breeds soon! > > Laura Lang > > ========================================================= > "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.
