Direktlänk till inlägg 6 mars 2008
Gårdagens inlägg med rätt bild, samma som Dog World Annual 2008 Text som någon tid legat på skrivbordet, en artikel ur Dog World Annual 2008, läs den! Författare är Dr Göran Bodegård.
Rekommenderar alla intresserad att läsa artikeln i sin helhet, men tar mig friheten att citera några tänkvärda synpunkter under rubriken:
Why do we show dogs?
"It is the cheapest way to get on the stage."
"Dogs shows have changed radically. The original purpose was to get the result of your breeeding efforts assessed by an expert with the intention of securing the heritage of the breed och supporting its improvement."
"We do our best when we show our dogs - and it is only when the competition itself and the manner of presentation become ends in themselves and lose the connection with the importance of the breed, that there is any risk involved in the sport of competing with show dogs."
"The balance is lost when judges appointed not on their knowledge and merits but because of their economic usefulness regarding the number of breeds they can judge and the size of entries they draw."
"When the economic influence overrides the quality aspect, the show societies do harm to the breeds. When winning at any cost has become much more important than the interests of the breed, the sport has fostered a 'dog addiction' that is harmful to the exhibitor´s mental well-being. "
"It is easy to understand why the competitive sport has become an obsession and compulsion and becomes a threat to the social and economic life of the exhibitor."
"Dog shows should not be blamed for personal distortions of this sort but undoubtebly the publicity, glamour and fame nowadays connected to these competitions can be rather seductive, even for the most serious breeder if they aim to be a contender for a dog of the year award."
"The risk to the breeds are obvious when people start to select their stock on what happens in the show ring rather than through their knowledge and care for the breed."
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