Dog Breeds Association of Turkey made a dog show this weekend in my home town.
The show was open to all breeds recognized by FCI. There was 1 ring, and 1 judge from Bulgaria.
During Rottweilers section terrible mistakes were made....
a female dog with de-claws was disqualified because her bite didn't seem strong. (No underbite upperbite, he thought it wasn't strong).
a male rottie with a height of 65 cm was labeled as medium when the standards say its ideal.
and Russian Junior Champ female was labeled excellent but when it came to best in breed she was beaten by an 80 kg. male... (80 kg is appr. 176 lbs)
An obese Rottweiler with a height of less than 65 cm. (Which makes him either small or medium) and weighs 176 lbs. was chosen as Best in Breed.
To be specific, he was not athletic. He could not run in the ring, he got breathless. He was not eager to show teeth. But won somehow :(
When we asked the judge how can he choose a dog which is obviously obese he said the "WORLD STANDARD" for Rottweilers is 70- 80 kg.
I am mad, disappointed and sorry for the future of our breed and association (here in turkey). To teach people a fat dog is neither a strong dog nor a healthy dog was hard enough before this show. Now its almost impossible :(
I know, i am not allowed to post pic.s but, if allowed i can post the pic. of the best in breed rottie, then you can tell me if i am being sensitive/ wrong....
As a member of Rottweiler Association, I will e mail FCI and ask for an explanation about the differences "world" standard, the ADRK standard and FCI standard. I thought we were following ADRK
