abker17 Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Please pass along to everyone!! Thanks! For many of you, this would not effect you, but AKC has a rule that deaf dogs can not compete in ANY show. There are many deaf dogs that are showing in obedience and agility. I personally trained and showed a deaf double merle sheltie. Misty earned her U-CDX, Canadan CD and CGC. UKC and Canada do allow deaf dogs to show in obedience and agility. There are some other avenues also, but I'm not famillar with them. This rule has been brought up to AKC to change it many times. They only vote on these type of rules every 4 years and the voting was this year. Again it did not pass. The breed clubs that are members of AKC are the ones doing the voting. The biggest club is the Dalmation club. They have in their rules that any member that has a deaf dog must put it down. This is also true for any rescue that is a member. If they rescue a dog and find out it is deaf, they have to put it to sleep. If they know ahead of time that it is deaf, they normally will not take it into the rescue. Since the breed clubs are the ones doing the voting, we have to go to them to change their rules/minds when voting on this again. Please go to the site listed below and sign the petition. We are trying to get 1,200 signatures as this is how many members the Dalmation club says it has. The person doing this does not have a deaf dog, she has been watching one train and thinks AKC needs to change this rule. She will then go to the other clubs and talk to them too. You may cross post this also. Thank You for signing. Pam Andress In loving memory of: U-CDX HIDEAWAYS EARLY MORNING MIST CAN CD, CGC [url]http://www.petitiononline.com/deafdogs/petition.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk_blue Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 I signed it. Just a thought: would deaf dogs competing increase their popularity and would that be a good or bad thing? eg. if double merles etc are almost always deaf, it's not a good idea to deliberately breed them is it, which may happen if their popularity soared? But on the other hand it would be good for the public to see how good deaf dogs can be. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 I too am not sure about this. I can understand the reasoning behind it. I am concerned about the increase in deaf dogs being bred. AKC doesn't allow s/nuetered dogs to show even in obedience (I believe that is still correct). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delh1 Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 i signed # 466 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Kat Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 I personally don't think that it would cause an increase in deaf dogs at all. There is a wonderful deaf BC bitch that competed in the Crufts bitch championships a few years ago and I know a fair few that compete in agility too. Its BS not to let a deaf dog compete. Signed # 468. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 i know many deaf dogs that are in agility and fly ball and are CHampions at that!! and there are a few that i know of that are deaf and blind. a breeder told me ( after telling him my plans with cody ) the the top hearding dog in the UK 3 or 7 times in a row ( soryr i can'tr remener) was a Blind Border Collie!! I dont think that it would make them more popular and people would deliberatly ( sp ) breed them, i think it would get the word out about them though, and then more people would be open to getting the education and that these dogs are not a good thing, and should not be bred.. .. JMOP... i'll sign it ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 signed..#471 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 [quote name='sashagirl']ok... I can see your points... signed. #473[/quote] yay ;) !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__crazy_canine__ Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 #475 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 #494 - the logic is stupid. I can understand not breeding, and not selling, a deaf dog. they are harder to care for, and the average dog owner has issues with a regular dog as it is. but to my knowledg, most rescues neuter their dogs before adoption, so creating more deaf puppies would be impossible. But there are people out there willing to adopt them. Like DAL and Divine, and can train them effectively. So why put them to sleep? I signed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abker17 Posted July 21, 2004 Author Share Posted July 21, 2004 Thanks to all you who did sign. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 signed 498 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 [quote name='DivineOblivion19'][color=indigo] but it is BS to just kill a dog because it can't hear. Makes me very mad! :evil: [/color][/quote] Couldn't agree with you more !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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