Did you know it only takes one AKC Judge to ruin your show dogs career if the dog is DQ'd for bad behavior, the dogs show career is not only over from conformation but from any AKC event. Also did you know that AKC is the only kennel who has this one judge descision and you are out FCI,CKC, UKC all have review boards where the owners can petition this descision AKC does not have this option for owners.
I am starting this petition to try to get the AKC to change this rule to have a committee review the case and decide if the dog should be able to go for reinstatement. After all if a dog is unstable it will not make it though three judges going over it. I am asking this for any dog who has been DQ'd in the past, present or future.
I have been speaking to people who have had dogs just turn around and look at a judge wrong and get DQ'd, Dogs who have been startled and spun around but did not bite, Dogs who have had judges poke them by accident with long finger nails and they back off, young dogs who owners have asked to be excused from the ring and the judge says no I will work with your puppy then DQ'd the dog when it backed away on exam. All of these examples are in my mind of dogs who should have been excused not DQ'd. The only one of these dogs who got to go for reinstatement was the puppy. The other three dogs were blocked from having their right to go for reinstatement by the judge.
I have also heard of a famous dog who bite a child at a interview in the mid west at a AKC show in January and was reinstated in time to win its group at Westminster. This is a dog who had bitten a child.
I hope that you will support us in trying to get the way AKC handles DQ's changed. They state on their website that only 7% of the dogs get DQ'd get reinstated. I truely beleive that the reason for that is most of the other 93% of the dogs have been blocked for reinstatement by the judges.
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Reached 500 supporters
December 7, 2015
November 28, 2015
The momentum is incredible. It is clear that so many of you have been waiting for this fairness.
Reached 100 supporters
November 6, 2015
183 Comments
There needs to be an appeal process for dq'd dogs. If we want are sport to attract more participants then we should have fair ways to appeal and reinstate dq(d dogs instead of setting people and their dogs for failure at the hands of just 1 person, a judge.
My dog was DQ because she was startled she went backwards not towards the judge and this judge said she tries to attack her and needs to protect all future judges AKC refused to see a video that was filmed that would have shown the actual incident. They said they MUST go by the judges opinion
I believe that any dog who hasn't bitten anyone should be given a chance for reinstatement. If it's a dog who has caused damage, they should be banned. However, a puppy or dog who had a bad day and didn't want to be shown, should be excused and given additional chances on another day.
I agree it should be up to a panel of judges that should rule if a dog shouldn't be reinstated or not, I have seen first hand that how an exhibitor has influenced the judge to deny a dogs reinstatement so the politics also play into this mess also.
I am going through this exact ordeal right now. A multi BIS winner who was roughly handled by a judge on the table and the dog reacted. Judge DQ him and now he is scared to be examined. Seen many dogs dq by this man
yesterday my dog was DQed for something she did not do. My dog barked and was accused of attacking the judge after exam.
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Did you know it only takes one AKC Judge to ruin your show dogs career if the dog is DQ'd for bad behavior, the dogs show career is not only over from conformation but from any AKC event. Also did you know that AKC is the only kennel who has this one judge descision and you are out FCI,CKC, UKC all have review boards where the owners can petition this descision AKC does not have this option for owners.
I am starting this petition to try to get the AKC to change this rule to have a committee review the case and decide if the dog should be able to go for reinstatement. After all if a dog is unstable it will not make it though three judges going over it. I am asking this for any dog who has been DQ'd in the past, present or future.
I have been speaking to people who have had dogs just turn around and look at a judge wrong and get DQ'd, Dogs who have been startled and spun around but did not bite, Dogs who have had judges poke them by accident with long finger nails and they back off, young dogs who owners have asked to be excused from the ring and the judge says no I will work with your puppy then DQ'd the dog when it backed away on exam. All of these examples are in my mind of dogs who should have been excused not DQ'd. The only one of these dogs who got to go for reinstatement was the puppy. The other three dogs were blocked from having their right to go for reinstatement by the judge.
I have also heard of a famous dog who bite a child at a interview in the mid west at a AKC show in January and was reinstated in time to win its group at Westminster. This is a dog who had bitten a child.
I hope that you will support us in trying to get the way AKC handles DQ's changed. They state on their website that only 7% of the dogs get DQ'd get reinstated. I truely beleive that the reason for that is most of the other 93% of the dogs have been blocked for reinstatement by the judges.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
December 7, 2015
November 28, 2015
The momentum is incredible. It is clear that so many of you have been waiting for this fairness.
Reached 100 supporters
November 6, 2015
183 Comments
DQ colors or weights take 3 judges' opinions. Same should be true for temperament issues. Maybe the judge smells odd to a puppy and said pup cringes. Too many extenuating circumstances for one judge to be able to play God.
There needs to be an appeal process for dq'd dogs. If we want are sport to attract more participants then we should have fair ways to appeal and reinstate dq(d dogs instead of setting people and their dogs for failure at the hands of just 1 person, a judge.
My dog was DQ because she was startled she went backwards not towards the judge and this judge said she tries to attack her and needs to protect all future judges AKC refused to see a video that was filmed that would have shown the actual incident. They said they MUST go by the judges opinion
I believe that any dog who hasn't bitten anyone should be given a chance for reinstatement. If it's a dog who has caused damage, they should be banned. However, a puppy or dog who had a bad day and didn't want to be shown, should be excused and given additional chances on another day.
I agree it should be up to a panel of judges that should rule if a dog shouldn't be reinstated or not, I have seen first hand that how an exhibitor has influenced the judge to deny a dogs reinstatement so the politics also play into this mess also.
I am going through this exact ordeal right now. A multi BIS winner who was roughly handled by a judge on the table and the dog reacted. Judge DQ him and now he is scared to be examined. Seen many dogs dq by this man
yesterday my dog was DQed for something she did not do. My dog barked and was accused of attacking the judge after exam.
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DQ colors or weights take 3 judges' opinions. Same should be true for temperament issues. Maybe the judge smells odd to a puppy and said pup cringes. Too many extenuating circumstances for one judge to be able to play God.