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| | Dear members of the Russian Branch of Primitive Aboriginal Dogs Society! | | We are happy to offer you first Newsletter Issue of R-PADS, 2005.
In this issue, besides continuations of articles published in previous issues, we want to present materials about cynological history of SW Asia, which is a very interesting region for dog lovers. This material is presented by members of R-PADS Konstantin and Ann Plakhovs. Their large scale work done on the aboriginal sight hound, the Tazy, is encouraging and we hope that this unique breed will be saved in the country of its origin.
Besides this, we continue publication of series of articles about judicial basis of breeding of hunting dogs in Russian Federation. In this issue we offer information about dog show experts written by Alexander Lyutin, who is a guest of R-PADS. Alexander Lyutin is an Expert of III Category on the Borzoi and other sight hound breeds.
Sincerely yours, secretary of the Russian Branch of PADS Marina G. Kuzina
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| | | HISTORY OF DOG BREEDING IN SOUTHWESTERN ASIA K. N. Plakhov and A. S. Plakhova Almaty, Kozakhstan Republic (Translation by Vladimir Beregovoy) | | Investigation and preservation of genetic biodiversity of animals should certainly include both wild animals and breeds of domesticated animals. The latter ones are particularly endangered. For saving wild animals, it is often enough just to leave them alone, while preservation of breeds is impossible without direct intervention of qualified specialists. As we actually see, at certain stages of societal development, in governmental programs, preservation of breeds of domesticated animals is not among first priorities. This makes extinction of domesticated animal breeds very likely. For preservation of wild animals, we set aside lands protected by law and put together lists of endangered species, but we leave absolutely without a protection breeds of domesticated animals, which are entirely depended on humans... | | | [full article ...] | | | | LET US PRESERVE HUNTING TRADITION WITH LAIKA By Grigory Nasyrov (Translation by Vladimir Beregovoy) | | | What recent authors are involved in breeding of Laikas or other hunting dogs? Let us consider the book “Hunting with Laika” by V. G. Gusev, 1978. I will not discuss entire book which was written by a noted specialist on terriers and dachshunds. The book does not contain one new word about the Laika. Obviously, it is a compilation of other material. However, the author contributed one personal idea: Among West Siberian Laikas, there are some relatively short-muzzled with broad skull dogs. This characteristic was inherited from Laikas of the Central Urals, and also long-muzzled with narrow skull and racy built dogs, which are descendants of “Vogul’s Laika” | | | [full article ...] | | | | ON EXPERTS IN SYSTEM OF RUSSIAN ORGANIZED HUNTING DOG BREEFING Alexander Lyutin, Perm, Russia; Expert Cynologist of III Category (translation by Vladimir Beregovoy) | | | In Russia, the system of hunting dog breeding requires that every pedigreed dog must pass several expertise tests at shows, preliminary shows of young dogs, field trials and hunting dog contests. This is absolutely obligatory and any dog that did not go through official expertise testing in the conformation and working qualities of the breed, does not belong to the registered breeding stock. Conducting dog expertise testing is allowed only by people qualified in certain group of dogs or field trials for working qualities. They have expert cynologist certification for certain breed groups and certain field trials. This indicates that an expert being qualified for a certain group of breeds may not be qualified to conduct expertise of working qualities of dogs and vice versa. | | | [full article ...] | | | | ON THE PRESERVATION OF A CULTURAL HERITAGE By Sarah de Monchy and Pieter Keijzer | | | This part is written in an attempt to analyse why and how the registered breeding of the Samoyed resulted in a breed known with this name, but which - in varying degrees of deviation – has now hardly more in common with the aboriginal Samoyed than the white colour of its coat. The first section, ‘Registered breeding,’ describes this development. The following section ‘Short History of the Dutch Breeding of Samoyeds’ sketches the only known exception to this worldwide trend. In Holland, a small group of breeders still tries to keep on breeding to the aboriginal type. The last section, ‘Cynology And The Preservation Of Cultural Heritage,’ discusses aspects of the environment in which registered breeding takes place and how it, nonetheless, offers a solution for preserving the breed for the future. | | | [full article ...] | |
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