This makes sense in theory. In practice many microchips go unregistered and even more don’t get updated upon change of ownership.
Microchips are an important tool for getting lost pets back home, but they do not serve as legal proof of ownership the way a car title/registration does.
Really? He’s obviously been groomed recently or his coat would be much, much longer. He just looks dirty to me. And his feet could be trimmed, but otherwise he’s in good weight and scruffy looking.
One of my dogs went to a show 10 days ago and looks like he’s never been groomed in his life.
So your ire here is based off a single pic of a dog that looks a little dirty, and the fact that the chip is registered to the previous owners…?
This guy has been groomed relatively recently and was MIA for a period of time so it’s not terribly surprising that he’s dirty. This dogs color is also kind of a greyish white, so some of what you’re reading as unkempt could just be him.
When I was in…geez, middle school maybe? There was a well publicized court case that went opposite to how public opinion expected.
I had a teacher who listened to all of us kids kvetch over how dumb it was, and then she shared this:
No one outside of the courtroom has all the information that factors into the verdict. It’s so easy to think the wrong decision was made when all you’ve got are a few sound bites. But unless you were there, hearing every piece of testimony and the judge’s directions to the jury…you don’t know.
I think about that a lot when I’m quick to judge. Or, as in this thread, when other people are quick to judge with very, very, very limited information.
Our old boy got that once, only the groomer left his front pom poms on. Front legs only, everything else was bare! He looked hilarious!
What breed?
The only health concern that I know of (linked to colour) in SPs is f’n merle. I cannot politely express how much I hate merle poodle “breeders”. They are all crossed way back with Aus Shep for the colour, and it causes horrendous issues. But people will breed ‘em.
Lippizaners used to come in leopard. We are so used to them in grey that when a bright chestnut turns up, it looks really unusual. So I guess it was the same with parti- or sable SPs. The colour was there but bred “out” of most lines. Irish Setters are the same. Dogs with white markings were culled from show litters; now they have their own registry.
He’s an old boy isn’t he? The coat thins around 10ish, and they do often look bedraggled really easily as the curls droop.
Our old boys looked pretty shocking whenever they grew a bit of coat. Puppies, OTOH, always look fluffy and pretty for the first year.
Also grey / cream / white / silver / apricot poods do easily look like grommits. That is why we always have black! Too much red mud here.
Brittany.
Part of the issue is that there is the French Brittany/Epagneul Breton, and the American Brittany, but AKC only recognizes the Brittany. The EBs commonly come in black, but the ABs do not. It’s not allowable in AKC.
I don’t think Australia recognizes the EB separately, but they do in Europe/UK and Canada.
It’s kind of a mess…caused by our own parent club. It will change soon but we are holding onto those EBs for some unknown reason.
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