If the standard doesn't say you can't, can you?
The American standard for Havanese is the only dog standard in the world that specifically allows cords. The Canadian standard does not address the issue of cording. So can you, or can't you?
The Lhasa, Skye Terrier, or ShihTzu standards don't prohibit it either, but watch what would happen if we take on of those into the ring with cords. Oh, soft silky coats, can't be corded you say. Well, the AKC Havanese standard calls for soft, silky coats but allow cords. Hmmmm.
Anyway...The top Havanese in Canada is corded, yet their standard does not address it. So just because you can do something with your dog's coat, does that make it right?
Are all coated breeds going to have to change their standards to start listing what you can't do with a coat?
C'mon judges, get your stuff together and judge by what the standard really says, and really means! That is all we ask.
The American standard for Havanese is the only dog standard in the world that specifically allows cords. The Canadian standard does not address the issue of cording. So can you, or can't you?
The Lhasa, Skye Terrier, or ShihTzu standards don't prohibit it either, but watch what would happen if we take on of those into the ring with cords. Oh, soft silky coats, can't be corded you say. Well, the AKC Havanese standard calls for soft, silky coats but allow cords. Hmmmm.
Anyway...The top Havanese in Canada is corded, yet their standard does not address it. So just because you can do something with your dog's coat, does that make it right?
Are all coated breeds going to have to change their standards to start listing what you can't do with a coat?
C'mon judges, get your stuff together and judge by what the standard really says, and really means! That is all we ask.
