Steve Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 In every group and in almost every breed numbers of purebred dogs registered rose in 2009 and fell again after that. Was there something that happened in 2008/2009 we could see as explanation for the rise or in 2009/2010 which may have caused it to fall? Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Changes to taildocking laws?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 I think tail docking was way before that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Just looked it up - its been illegal in all states since 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Was the GFC around that time? The results of the crisis was confusing at times with small businesses booming at the start of it. Although the link between the crisis and dogs is not strong, I wouldn't discount it as being a factor. People behave differently when faced with impending economic doom and markets work in complex ways. Wasn't this also around the time that the fed Gov was creating situations to encourage the economy and consumer confidence with hand outs and schemes such as BER? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Was the GFC around that time? The results of the crisis was confusing at times with small businesses booming at the start of it. Although the link between the crisis and dogs is not strong, I wouldn't discount it as being a factor. People behave differently when faced with impending economic doom and markets work in complex ways. Wasn't this also around the time that the fed Gov was creating situations to encourage the economy and consumer confidence with hand outs and schemes such as BER? Could be - something I hadn't even considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Miss Emma Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I saved the bonus money we got to get my first puppy in 2009! Although I don't know that I single-handedly changed the "business" of dogs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wundahoo Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 As to tail docking, this procedure was still legal in W.A. until March 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 From www.webe.com.au An extract from a report on Gen Y and their reaction to the GFC. I have used is purely to help readers to understand what point I was trying to make above. From what I know, spending increased around this time across the board and perhaps this increased the supply and demand of the purebred dog. Regardless of opinion, I firmly believe most consumers believe they are getting a better quality product with a purebred dog and so armed with confidence and wanting the best when the chips were down across the world might have encouraged the sale and purchase of purebreds??? Perhaps surprisingly, spending increased across the board from December 2008 to December 2009 - despite the threat of the GFC. This is likely a consequence of government stimulus handouts, tax cuts and record low interest rates. Whilst 18 to 24 year olds maintained their spending rates, it is interesting to note that the most restrained demographic were those aged 25-34... CBA suggest that this was due to more people saving to take advantage of the First Home Owner Boost and preparing for the return of higher interest rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigirl Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) I know where I live when we were in drought the bitch's seasons were all out of whack and a lot of breeders had probs getting their bitch in whelp. ETA my golden bitch spontaneously reabsorbed her litter a week before the biggest dust storm in 50 yrs came through here. That dust storm caused widespread outbreak of parvo and entire litters were lost. Seems the huge volumes of dirt that were dumped across the place often had parvo in them. Always felt that was a case of nature knowing best when my girl lost her litter. Edited December 30, 2012 by indigirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdogs Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Pedigree dogs exposed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 There was actually more wheatens in this period than previous years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadWoofter Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Yep, I think the GFC may have had something to do with it. This is just my personal opinion, but I feel that the media focus on dog attacks hit it's peak about this time. While there has always been an anti bull-breed (I use that in the loosest generic terminology) attitude, and the negative press associated has increased over the years, wasn't it about now that there was a real focus on banning breeds, introducing muzzling, and the start of tabloid journalism (today tonight etc) televising stories about the 'pink nosed' dog who 'turned'. Like I say, these stories have always been around, I just feel that it was about this time that the stories became a focus, and front-page news, rather than page 3 of the local rag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esky the husky Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 09 was the year of rudd bucks which funded the purchase of my first (byb) bitch. It was also the year Esky was whelped. Not sure if that would have motivated anyone else to breed though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Pedigree dogs exposed? I'd say PDE was more a symptom than a cause. I think an increasing number of people are turned off by the show scene and associate it with pedigree dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) I dont show, but didn't the structure of shows change a few years ago, I'm pretty sure it did in Vic anyway. I recall some friends of mine complaining about it and saying it's not worth showing. Perhaps that also had the knock on effect of less people breeding dogs to show. Edited December 30, 2012 by Kirislin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 When did they change the points system for showing - the smaller shows started attracting less points didn't they? To slow down people from going where there was less competition to get the required points? T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Its probably too hard to try work it out as well without state by state breakdowns too - new state laws, new state CC regs, how active animal rights were in one geographical area etc whether the raise and fall came from one state or not would impact. We did a survey in 2009 asking about things which were impacting on breeders and finances barely got a mention and I dont think my financial position or fears of financial issues had any affect on anything I did around that time. Anyway its probably just trivia but it made me curious. When did they ban close matings? Or when did they say they were banning close matings - maybe everyone got a couple in before the ban????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Its probably too hard to try work it out as well without state by state breakdowns too - new state laws, new state CC regs, how active animal rights were in one geographical area etc whether the raise and fall came from one state or not would impact. We did a survey in 2009 asking about things which were impacting on breeders and finances barely got a mention and I dont think my financial position or fears of financial issues had any affect on anything I did around that time. Anyway its probably just trivia but it made me curious. When did they ban close matings? Or when did they say they were banning close matings - maybe everyone got a couple in before the ban????? I'm pretty sure that happened after Pedigree Dogs Exposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 When did they change the points system for showing - the smaller shows started attracting less points didn't they? To slow down people from going where there was less competition to get the required points? T. aah, that must be what I was talking about. Wasn't that about 4 years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now