Hi Andy,
On Apr 28, 2007, at 12:57 PM, Andy Mabbett wrote:
I can't prevent people from calling cats "dogs" either, but I'm
certainly going to say something when it happens.
This isn't case of people calling cats "dogs"; it's closer to the
dispute over whether a Jack Russell Terrier is a breed or a mongrel.
Trust me -- you don't want to offend the Jack Russell lobby. :-)
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/jackrussellterrier.htm
In fact, the analogy is actually pretty apt. A breed association is
nothing more than an association of people who are passionate about
something to they point where they have decided to pursue and defend
a particular definition. Sure, eventually they get registered by the
AKC so we recognize them as a "official", but the passionate pursuit
exists (and is considered legitimate) even before the formal
recognition. In fact, it is the very purity of their definition which
entitles them to formal recognition.
Something to think about...
-- Ernie P.
http://www.akc.org/reg/fss_details.cfm
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