Comments on: Official: The Kennel Club Will Not Be Making Crufts Crossbreed Announcement http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/2046/official-the-kennel-club-will-not-be-making-crufts-crossbreed-announcement/ by K9 Magazine, the lifestyle magazine for dog lovers Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:26:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ryan O'Meara http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/2046/official-the-kennel-club-will-not-be-making-crufts-crossbreed-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-32896 Ryan O'Meara Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:43:01 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=2046#comment-32896 That's extremely disappointing to learn Fred. But, like you, I have only heard of very, very limited cases of outcrossing being allowed and it is certainly not encouraged or widespread enough to be making a major impact on some of the more seriously genetically compromised breeds. That's extremely disappointing to learn Fred. But, like you, I have only heard of very, very limited cases of outcrossing being allowed and it is certainly not encouraged or widespread enough to be making a major impact on some of the more seriously genetically compromised breeds.

]]> By: Fred http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/2046/official-the-kennel-club-will-not-be-making-crufts-crossbreed-announcement/comment-page-1/#comment-32875 Fred Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:13:59 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=2046#comment-32875 That's about as clear as mud. I can tell you that the KC has recently rejected such beneficial crossbreeding proposals out of hand without bothering to investigate. Hopefully they will be more receptive in the future, but they are distorting their history by saying they have been encouraging it for years. I think the KC is trying to avoid the appearance that they are changing as a result of opposition or criticism, but changing nevertheless. Their tactic seems to be to say - oh yes, we were already doing that, as in "We were getting ready to change the standards and it had nothing to do with the documentary." Instead of trying to save face, it would be a more effective strategy to get the critics on their side. That's about as clear as mud. I can tell you that the KC has recently rejected such beneficial crossbreeding proposals out of hand without bothering to investigate. Hopefully they will be more receptive in the future, but they are distorting their history by saying they have been encouraging it for years.

I think the KC is trying to avoid the appearance that they are changing as a result of opposition or criticism, but changing nevertheless. Their tactic seems to be to say – oh yes, we were already doing that, as in "We were getting ready to change the standards and it had nothing to do with the documentary."

Instead of trying to save face, it would be a more effective strategy to get the critics on their side.

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