deschmidt27
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James - I think you and I are on the same page, and I beleive Shane is there too. The root cause of the issue we're discussing is the fact that single-registry remains an option. And perhaps I've taken this argument a slightly different direction, but the post was asking for opinions.
In my opinion, single registry needs to be much more strictly enforced, or eliminated, so it doesn't just become the easy option. And I think a cross-breed registration, is nothing more than a means to make more money. I'm sure some people thing that certain clubs are doing something for them and their hounds, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't about the participants... it was about another revenue stream.
According to Webster, a mutt is a "a dog with parents of different breeds." And if we see a mixed dog running around the neighborhood, most of us would call it a mutt. But if we have one in our kennel, we want to call it a "cross". It is what it is, and there's nothing wrong with it, unless you threaten the decades or centuries of other person's work, to refine pedigrees and breeds. And by the way, giving it a fancy name, doesn't change anything... a Labradoodle is a mutt, too!
Again, nothing wrong with making a cross and hunting it, or developing a new breed, just don't pretend it's something else. And... when you decide to take on that effort and risk, you accept the penalties, like not being able to pedigree it, and compete it against pedigreed dogs! Just that simple... make the choice and live with it.
This is not about whether these dogs are good hounds or whether some are better than even most pedigreed dogs, it's that they're different and therefore shouldn't be treated the same. I can argue all day that I'm just as good a waiter as any woman, but that doesn't mean I should be allowed to "waitress" at Hooters. I'm different, and that position wasn't intended for me...
The above is obviously not a desire of mine (please trust me!) and it does seem ridiculous to some, but so does this argument, from my perspective. You can't choose to play by a different set of rules, and then ask to have the rules changed.
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