smacka

pure & simple........

Nope not the case, it is used to measure dogs of a proven breed, cannot be used for identification as stipulated by their lawyers, and it is only used by sanctioned judges not council workers to decide the fate of a poor dog. ADBA, UKC and AKC all have different standards for essentially the same 'type' of dog. I don't really understand what you are saying here? Are you saying the ADBA breed standard for the American Pitbull Terrier isn't a description of the breed? That the UKC standard is different from the ADBA standard for the same breed? And/or breed standards aren't public domain? All of the above? Don't both the UKC & the ADBA hold conformation shows? How could that be if the written standard isn't a description of the breed? I would image many dogs would be dual registered yes/no? The AKC doesn't have a breed standard for the American Pitbull Terrier because it doesn't recognise it as a pure breed & the UKC no longer recognises AKC registered American Staffordshire Terriers as American Pitbull Terriers & wont register them as such. And as the ADBA has opened it's register to ALL breeds, be they American breeds or not, what is their policy regarding those relevent breed standards? Are they breed descriptions or are they not? Most confusing.

It's more a good news/bad news story. What it gives with one hand, it takes with the other.

ahhh....loo want flies with dat?

Maggie looks like she was designed by a committee

I recently signed a petition, a private persons petition not connected with any dog club or organisation, to allow banding in lieu of docking. Being pro taildocking I signed it without hesitation.

Surely a dog standard (description) would be classified as public domain & could be used as a means of breed identification. I can't see the problem.

Bull dogs aren't terriers. They have never been described as terriers. They make no claim to be terriers. Terrier means ''earth dog'' As a matter of fact it is a bit of a stretch calling Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers & American Pitbull Terriers terriers.