TBT,
I'm still looking forward to your response and opinion on my last post... Reading your's again, I have to dissagree with some of the things you are saying:
ORIGINAL: Truth be told....
You know you can take DD and register it in the AKC and PRESTO!! It says on the AKC papers it is a german wirehaired pointer!! How about that? The Kurzhaar is just the german GSP, you can do the same thing when registering a DK.
Yes, I agree, but you cannot do the opposite. You cannot take an AKC registered GWP and get VDD papers recognizing it as a DD. On a side note, I'm not sure bringing the AKC into the mix really lends any credibility whatsoever to your statement. The AKC has ruined more than a few breeds already in my opinion.
ORIGINAL: Truth be told....
The only difference is the germans have a "supposed" breeding program. What it really is is a little tight knit gang of cronyism. If you want to see the American version, then you go to a NAVHDA event. Same ol, same ol....[:@]
I'm not sure what the basis of your cronyism comment is; perhaps you have had a bad experience with someone that left a sour taste... anyways, I don't believe the VDD is at all the same thing as NAVHDA. I see a couple of differences between NAVHDA and the VDD as it comes to breeding and testing (won't commend on DKs as I have absolutely no knowledge in that area). First, my understanding is there are differences in the tests which are conducted in NAVHDA and those conducted in the VDD (btw, a DD performing tests in NAVHDA is also labeled a GWP, not a DD). Also, my understanding is there are no standards that dictate whether a dog can or cannot be bred under the auspices of NAVHDA, whereas this is not the case in the VDD. If a dog doesn't meet the standards set, any puppies resulting from any breeding will not be recognized by the VDD as DD's. It seems to me from the people I have spoken with that tests in NAVHDA are almost more of an opportunity to prove that your dog can do something, a chance to meet other hunters with their dogs, and if you are making a business out of breeding; a chance to put some credibility behind your bloodlines that may enable you to generate more enthusiasm around your dog. In the VDD, testing is done out of desire to continue to improve the consistency in the breed.
Obviously, you have a strong opinion here, but I can't really see what it is. Could you clarify and respond please?
Thanks,