liverbird
Admin
Number of posts: 15515
Age: 56
Location: posh part of scouseland :)
Rep: 31
Points: 16365
Registration date: 2009-01-08
 | | Subject: Crufts 2010 ruined by Gross Misconduct Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:54 am | |
| Crufts 2010 ruined by Gross Misconduct
by David Payne - Videx GSD
http://www.videxgsd.com/crufts_2010__ruined.htmhttp://coldwetnose.blogspot.com/2010/03/gsd-world-call-for-caroline-kisko-to-be.html The
German Shepherd Dog (GSD) breed here in Great Britain has entered
the most controversial and crucial period in its history. With the
Kennel Club refusing to listen to reason and obviously conducting a
public campaign to discredit our noble GSD breed in favour of the
totally incorrect Alsatian. The Kennel Club fully co-operated in
“Trial by Television” on our GSD Best of Breed at Crufts 2010,
causing insult and injury to the dog’s passionate and dedicated
owner, as well as the respected and experienced Judge, who
incidentally was selected and appointed by the Kennel Club precisely
because he is a knowledgeable, experienced and well respected GSD
specialist Judge. Caroline
Kisko, the Secretary of the Kennel Club conducted herself in a
disgraceful manner in the televised interview with Claire Balding.
This interview was so obviously contrived and directed by Caroline
Kisko. The programmes producers and Claire Balding should be ashamed
that they allowed themselves and their programme to be abused and
manipulated in such a way. The Kennel Club should now SACK Caroline
Kisko and make a sincere public apology to the owner of the GSD
B.O.B. and the GSD Judge. The Kennel Club should also formally
notify the More4 television company that they must NEVER play any
part in this type of victimisation in the future. Caroline
Kisko should have supported the Crufts GSD Judge and enlightened
Claire Balding as to her NOT being the appointed Judge and NOT
having any GSD expertise comparable with the GSD Judge, simply
telling her she should keep any such opinions to herself. Of course
this was never going to happen as it clearly would not fit the
Kennel Club’s and Caroline Kisko’s desired script. By this
single act the Kennel Club now appear as “unfit to hold dog shows”.
By their unfair and unrelenting campaign against the GSD breed, the
Kennel Club illustrate at best grossly irresponsible behaviour and
spin, and at worst grotesque xenophobia against the German National
Breed’ the German Shepherd Dog. The time
has surely arrived for all pedigree dog breed clubs to start making
alternative arrangements to exhibit their dogs, in a similar way
that the GSD breed are progressing, arrangements that will EXCLUDE
the Kennel Club and their lack of meaningful mandatory health
screening. Surely
there is diminishing incentive in trying to hold onto something
which is as damaged and outdated as the Kennel Club’s show scene,
which is in an obvious state of decay. The Kennel Club have
pilloried the GSD breed in an unrelenting manner, completely
disregarding and, worse still, disrespecting the very important and
fundamental role of the Kennel Club licensed breed clubs, when they
deal with any aspect of an individual breed. Every
Kennel Club licensed breed club and every Kennel Club approved
Championship Show Judge must now be very seriously concerned about
exactly what has happened between the Kennel Club and the GSD breed
over recent months, culminating in this abhorrent “Trial by
Television” interview conducted by Claire Balding and Caroline
Kisko, in total disrespect of the GSD B.O.B. and the GSD Judge. At this
point I would inform readers that the owner of this dog is
justifiably distraught. and, although the 'stage-managed' damage has
been done, the very least that the Kennel Club, Caroline Kisko and
the Television Company should do is to give her a profuse public
apology - and Claire Balding should also apologise for allowing
herself to be duped into participating in this obviously contrived
piece of film. The
victimised GSD B.O.B. at Crufts 2010 has successfully completed all
his Health Checks, has excellent Hip and Elbow ratings, has not only
completed his Schutzhund title but has also passed a very thorough
Breed Survey and a 20km gaiting Endurance Test (AD) which he had no
problem in achieving. If
only ALL Crufts winners could be so well health screened !!! Caroline
Kisko certainly picked on the wrong dog, and the Kennel Club are
victimising the wrong Breed, a breed who are responsible for
instigating many of the Health Screenings currently available and
for lobbying the Kennel Club (unsuccessfully !) for many years to
make these health screenings mandatory. For our
efforts we have been stone-walled by Clarges Street and are now
being treated in a disgusting fashion with all the considerable SPIN
that the Kennel Club can muster. It is
surely appropriate and necessary for each and every Kennel Club
licensed breed club secretary and Kennel Club approved Championship
Show judge, to write to the Kennel Club expressing their disgust
with this “Trial by Television”, and demand the sacking of “Kisko”
and a profuse public apology to the dog’s owner and the judge. Judges
appointed for any future CRUFTS Show should demand assurances from
the Kennel Club that nothing like this will ever be allowed to
happen again. I call
on the Kennel Club "General Committee" to grasp these important
issues and make the necessary decisions.
Sincerely David
Payne
Videx
GSD  I never knew all this was kicking off. _________________  "My sunshine doesn't come from the skies, it comes from the love in my dogs eyes."  R.I.P Scouse xx Saffron xx and Roxanne xx I will Never Walk Alone..Still Miss you all. I am a Volunteer for UK-German Shepherd Rescue.http://www.ukgermanshepherdrescue.co.uk/ |
|
Judes
Admin
Number of posts: 10903
Age: 55
Location: Whitley Bay
Rep: 21
Points: 11443
Registration date: 2008-12-28
| | Subject: Re: Crufts 2010 ruined by Gross Misconduct Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:33 am | |
| _________________  |
|
Sandra
Admin
Number of posts: 18781
Age: 49
Location: Ammanford
Rep: 22
Points: 16797
Registration date: 2008-12-28
| | Subject: Re: Crufts 2010 ruined by Gross Misconduct Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:49 am | |
| I am not at all suprised it's kicking off  |
|
Suze
Number of posts: 784
Age: 37
Location: Fife
Rep: 7
Points: 1810
Registration date: 2009-11-01
| | Subject: Re: Crufts 2010 ruined by Gross Misconduct Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:57 am | |
| I totally missed this on the crufts show.. must go look for it... I have to say i am getting so fed up with the KC and their attitude. Its quite disgraceful in my opinion. Who died and made then the overlord of dogs. They are a private business.. not a goverment body. Their sole aim is to make profit as is any business ( thats not a dig just fact ) and to provide good customer service for their product but i am annoyed when they go on about all they care about is the dogs well thats wrong for a start.... I love german shepherds and i care deeply about the breed and it does have a few problems but come on how can a british business tell us how to breed german shepherd dogs... clue is in the name... as someone once said to me how would a brit feel if a german told them what shape their british bulldog should be... they would declare war...LMAO.... Jings im starting to sound like Mr Payne...... sorry about the rant but i love my breed and i feel we are being picked on !!! Does anyone else feel like this or have i gone completely stark raving bloody bonkers !!!!  |
|
kennym
Number of posts: 2774
Age: 49
Location: Coatbridge
Rep: 7
Points: 4046
Registration date: 2009-01-13
| | Subject: Re: Crufts 2010 ruined by Gross Misconduct Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:44 am | |
| also read pensioner evicted from crufts (on data base)and crufts blog also (db)  |
|
Calendar
