Why Every Puppy Should Belong to a Dog Club
The
question has been posed “Why should every puppy belong to a dog club?”
The answer is quite simple. Let
us view the issue from several viewpoints:
the puppy, the owner, the breeder, the club and society in general. Puppies
need to be good citizens.
What better way to find out how to behave, to be trained and to
learn from others than a local specialty dog club?
Dogs of a similar nature are abundant.
Most have been educated by their owners and provide a valuable role
model for the developmental process.
All dogs need to be good citizens. Owners
need to be responsible.
Membership in a dog club will enhance one’s knowledge of good
health, proper grooming and obedience for the breed. Breeders
need to educate.
It should be the primary focus of any dog club to educate its
members on the maintenance of good dog health, proper grooming and
obedience for the breed. It
is equally important that club members and the public be well informed on
breed health, temperament and conformation. Clubs
needs to encourage.
A good dog club should encourage its membership to learn about the
breed. Clubs should provide
educational programs to their members on the maintenance of good dog
health, proper grooming and obedience.
Clubs should provide an informal forum for feedback to breeders on
the quality of their breeding programs in the areas of health,
temperament, and conformation. Society
needs to demand excellence in the breed.
Only with the informed societal demand for excellence in Canine
health, temperament, behavior, and conformation will the quality of the
breed be directed higher. Breeders
can provide role models and peer pressure and education to each other to
always seek to improve the breed. That,
quite simply, is why the San Joaquin Miniature Schnauzer Club Breeders
recommend membership in our club to every new pet owner!
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