| Posted by Ben Jackson on November 3, 2011 at 12:00 AM |
IF YOU DONT LIKE TO READ, OR DO NOT TRULY CARE ABOUT THE OEB, THEN THIS NEXT ARTICLE IS NO GOOD FOR YOU
Anyone can breed a "pet". the dog pound in every county in america is filled with "pets". To take a working breed and get in on it and start a kennel, yet say your goal is to breed family pets, means you are shooting so extremely low. Breeding pets is easy. Pot belly pigs can be pets. The largest reason why people do not want to breed working dogs is because they themselves do not want to work. In this day and age in america, our society is so lazy that we want everything now, now, now. Breeding a breed and keeping it in line with proper goals is a lifelong endeavor for all involved.Breeders should not be breeding for pets. They should be breeding for working, able bodied, champion contender dogs that make good pets.
What does "form follows function" mean to you? Regardless of our own opinions, or how we see it, to fit our own lifestyle, the OEB is a functional dog and there are certain functions it should be able to perform.
The show ring is greatly responsible for the decline of breed purpose, ability, and temperament in far too many once great breeds. Notably bulldogs, hunting dogs, and sled dogs.
the QUICK & EASY gratification of ribbons and trophies all to quickly ruins the hard work and preservation of the fanciers who try to preserve the breeds purpose.
If our breed is to conform to the idea of "a sound mind and sound body" like the AKC puts forth for all breeds, we must find some way to ensure that less breeding takes place amongst those who will not preserve the purpose of the breed, but rather conform to popularity, and take the easy way out to get thier finished product in 3 or 4 years rather than a lifetime. Greater attention MUST be placed on working characteristics, temperament and trainability.
A balanced outlook on our breeds identity must be in place by looking at all current and historical aspects of conformation, type, workability, and a difference between other breeds. Ours did not come from the english bulldog. The english bulldog came from ours. At one point in time, the english bulldog was a larger, healthier, workable specimin. Tough and tenacious it was. However, the "fancy" joined with conformation. As emphasis was laid on looks and family attitude, the breed declined vastly. All kinds of breeds, even small dogs, can perform useful functions and respond to training. Those aspects should be given accordance and importance as it is not only past and current history, but also breed founders intent.
Breeding and exhibition of utility breeds such as gundogs or sleddogs or bulldogs, merley for sale as pets and show dogs, with no effort made to maintain and advance thier working capabilities, is an obvious abuse which does inevitably lead to mental and physical degeneracy in those breeds later generations.
Anyone can breed a "pet". the dog pound in every county in america is filled with "pets". To take a working breed and get in on it and start a kennel, yet say your goal is to breed family pets, means you are shooting so extremely low. Breeding pets is easy. Pot belly pigs can be pets. The largest reason why people do not want to breed working dogs is because they themselves do not want to work. In this day and age in america, our society is so lazy that we want everything now, now, now. Breeding a breed and keeping it in line with proper goals is a lifelong endeavor for all involved.Breeders should not be breeding for pets. They should be breeding for working, able bodied, champion contender dogs that make good pets.
What does "form follows function" mean to you? Regardless of our own opinions, or how we see it, to fit our own lifestyle, the OEB is a functional dog and there are certain functions it should be able to perform.
The show ring is greatly responsible for the decline of breed purpose, ability, and temperament in far too many once great breeds. Notably bulldogs, hunting dogs, and sled dogs.
the QUICK & EASY gratification of ribbons and trophies all to quickly ruins the hard work and preservation of the fanciers who try to preserve the breeds purpose.
If our breed is to conform to the idea of "a sound mind and sound body" like the AKC puts forth for all breeds, we must find some way to ensure that less breeding takes place amongst those who will not preserve the purpose of the breed, but rather conform to popularity, and take the easy way out to get thier finished product in 3 or 4 years rather than a lifetime. Greater attention MUST be placed on working characteristics, temperament and trainability.
A balanced outlook on our breeds identity must be in place by looking at all current and historical aspects of conformation, type, workability, and a difference between other breeds. Ours did not come from the english bulldog. The english bulldog came from ours. At one point in time, the english bulldog was a larger, healthier, workable specimin. Tough and tenacious it was. However, the "fancy" joined with conformation. As emphasis was laid on looks and family attitude, the breed declined vastly. All kinds of breeds, even small dogs, can perform useful functions and respond to training. Those aspects should be given accordance and importance as it is not only past and current history, but also breed founders intent.
Breeding and exhibition of utility breeds such as gundogs or sleddogs or bulldogs, merley for sale as pets and show dogs, with no effort made to maintain and advance thier working capabilities, is an obvious abuse which does inevitably lead to mental and physical degeneracy in those breeds later generations.
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