Ok, so being back on this site has opened me up to lots of new breeders and even though I just bought a puppy, I love looking at breeders websites. I have seen an odd, frankly annoying trend.
The list of titles, a mile long, that include EVERYTHING, the dog had done. For example, Dog v. Kennelhaus BH, IPO1,IPO2,IPO3,FH, FH2, CD, CDX,UD,OB1,OB2,OB3.
Yes it looks impressive, but I find it ridiculous and honestly a red flag. OBVIOUSLY the dog got its BH, and IPO 1&2, or it would NOT have its IPO 3. Same for obedience titles.
Is this dumbing it down for the masses? Is it trying to make a dog more impressive to less educated buyers???
It would be like me telling a potential employer that my education included 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,5th,6th,7th,8th grades, high school diploma, bachelors degree, masters degree, and PHD. Seriously? You think I got a PHD without passing 1st grade???? It's redundant!!
But it's also the same with health clearances. I get that breeders want to show that they health screen their dogs. But I see some breeders advertising health clearances for things that are rarely if ever found in GSD. So great!!, your dogs are free from sebaceous adenitis and Exersise induced collapse!!! Unless you are crossing with poodles and Labs- who cares!!! Same with luxating patella. While possible, not a huge concern in this breed. So why test for it? To say you have? Or is it in your lines?
Sorry for the rant, but I would love to hear some breeders thoughts on this. Why? Do you? Are there things that make you shake your head?
To me it just complicates the bejesus out of things and makes it harder for a relative newbie to distinguish things.
Would love a good discussion.
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The list of titles, a mile long, that include EVERYTHING, the dog had done. For example, Dog v. Kennelhaus BH, IPO1,IPO2,IPO3,FH, FH2, CD, CDX,UD,OB1,OB2,OB3.
Yes it looks impressive, but I find it ridiculous and honestly a red flag. OBVIOUSLY the dog got its BH, and IPO 1&2, or it would NOT have its IPO 3. Same for obedience titles.
Is this dumbing it down for the masses? Is it trying to make a dog more impressive to less educated buyers???
It would be like me telling a potential employer that my education included 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,5th,6th,7th,8th grades, high school diploma, bachelors degree, masters degree, and PHD. Seriously? You think I got a PHD without passing 1st grade???? It's redundant!!
But it's also the same with health clearances. I get that breeders want to show that they health screen their dogs. But I see some breeders advertising health clearances for things that are rarely if ever found in GSD. So great!!, your dogs are free from sebaceous adenitis and Exersise induced collapse!!! Unless you are crossing with poodles and Labs- who cares!!! Same with luxating patella. While possible, not a huge concern in this breed. So why test for it? To say you have? Or is it in your lines?
Sorry for the rant, but I would love to hear some breeders thoughts on this. Why? Do you? Are there things that make you shake your head?
To me it just complicates the bejesus out of things and makes it harder for a relative newbie to distinguish things.
Would love a good discussion.
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