The American Kennel Club has officially updated its registration policies to include Merle Miniature Schnauzers. This outcome represents a significant victory for all the breeders and owners who remained committed to this cause. We will continue to monitor the registration process to ensure these standards remain consistent for all future …
July 30, 2018
Final supporters
We all love the Miniature Schnauzer breed which includes a variety of colors such as Parti, Liver and Merle, but specifically Merle coat pattern. There is nothing new about these colors they have been around for decades now. Most of us prefer our dogs to be AKC registered and are upset to find they won’t accept some of our beautiful colored merle patterns. This petition is to bring everyone together to voice our opinions regarding all colors but specifically Merle coats. We know based on the many owners of merle colored dogs there is nothing impure about them. Taking away the Merle Schnauzers papers would affect 100's of breeders and thousands of dogs papers already AKC registered. While we all know we can take all our dogs to another registry as a whole, we would rather stay with all our dogs being AKC registered. We also know that there are not any health issues showing up in our lines. By signing this you agree that you own or have owned a Merle coated dog. Even if you haven’t owned one but love the color pattern. All we are asking is for our pure bred Merle Schnauzers to be registered. Please sign this petition if you agree!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018
The momentum behind this request for breed recognition demonstrates how deeply this community values the heritage of our dogs. We have reached a point where our collective position can no longer be overlooked by those in positions of authority.
May 10, 2018
The petition has now crossed the milestone of 100 signatures. This initial support confirms that many owners share a commitment to recognizing the merit of these coat patterns within our breed.
Reached 100 supporters
May 10, 2018
May 8, 2018
The number of signatures is steadily increasing as we approach our first milestone. Please direct someone new to this page so we can maintain this momentum toward our goal of full recognition.
76 Comments
I dont not agree in the least... This should not be allowed. Its a disgrace to the schnauzer breed and all the breeders that tried so hard to weed out the bad genes....will we ever have our schnauzers again.
Merle color Schnauzers have been around a long time. They meet breed standards in every way except color. They should be recognized by AKC if for no other reason than to keep the gene pool diversity.
A Merle Schnauzer should have their own AKC registration code if both parents are AKC registered. The parents Lineage should not be discredited if they are already AKC, and that is exactly what is happening if a Merle puppy is born into the litter.
This would also let breeders know which dogs may have hidden merle so that we could be safe with breeding those hidden merles. As of now, we only have the breeders honesty to go on.
I am a breeder of merle miniature schnauzers. There is only a couple lines that I do own and breed. These are the healthiest lines of miniature schnauzers, by far, I have owned.
Merle’s are schnauzers too and very beautiful.
I recently had to sell a gorgeous black and silver dog whose father was Merle. He was perfect but AKC pulled my papers. They didn’t even ask for his dna which makes no sense. I lost $600 and a perfect little boy because of a dog from 2003 who they said was double registered. I am buying 2 Merle puppies today that I will not register with AKC and I complained to the AKC guy who Inspected my dogs this week. I still got an excellent rating even though I complained. (Lol)
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The American Kennel Club has officially updated its registration policies to include Merle Miniature Schnauzers. This outcome represents a significant victory for all the breeders and owners who remained committed to this cause. We will continue to monitor the registration process to ensure these standards remain consistent for all future …
July 30, 2018
Final supporters
We all love the Miniature Schnauzer breed which includes a variety of colors such as Parti, Liver and Merle, but specifically Merle coat pattern. There is nothing new about these colors they have been around for decades now. Most of us prefer our dogs to be AKC registered and are upset to find they won’t accept some of our beautiful colored merle patterns. This petition is to bring everyone together to voice our opinions regarding all colors but specifically Merle coats. We know based on the many owners of merle colored dogs there is nothing impure about them. Taking away the Merle Schnauzers papers would affect 100's of breeders and thousands of dogs papers already AKC registered. While we all know we can take all our dogs to another registry as a whole, we would rather stay with all our dogs being AKC registered. We also know that there are not any health issues showing up in our lines. By signing this you agree that you own or have owned a Merle coated dog. Even if you haven’t owned one but love the color pattern. All we are asking is for our pure bred Merle Schnauzers to be registered. Please sign this petition if you agree!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018
The momentum behind this request for breed recognition demonstrates how deeply this community values the heritage of our dogs. We have reached a point where our collective position can no longer be overlooked by those in positions of authority.
May 10, 2018
The petition has now crossed the milestone of 100 signatures. This initial support confirms that many owners share a commitment to recognizing the merit of these coat patterns within our breed.
Reached 100 supporters
May 10, 2018
May 8, 2018
The number of signatures is steadily increasing as we approach our first milestone. Please direct someone new to this page so we can maintain this momentum toward our goal of full recognition.
76 Comments
I have a chocolate Merle schnauzer that has exceeded my expectations regarding health, temperament, athleticism and social interaction with other animals and humans. His worst flaw is he is spoiled rotten! Thank you
I dont not agree in the least... This should not be allowed. Its a disgrace to the schnauzer breed and all the breeders that tried so hard to weed out the bad genes....will we ever have our schnauzers again.
Merle color Schnauzers have been around a long time. They meet breed standards in every way except color. They should be recognized by AKC if for no other reason than to keep the gene pool diversity.
A Merle Schnauzer should have their own AKC registration code if both parents are AKC registered. The parents Lineage should not be discredited if they are already AKC, and that is exactly what is happening if a Merle puppy is born into the litter.
This would also let breeders know which dogs may have hidden merle so that we could be safe with breeding those hidden merles. As of now, we only have the breeders honesty to go on.
I am a breeder of merle miniature schnauzers. There is only a couple lines that I do own and breed. These are the healthiest lines of miniature schnauzers, by far, I have owned.
Merle’s are schnauzers too and very beautiful.
I recently had to sell a gorgeous black and silver dog whose father was Merle. He was perfect but AKC pulled my papers. They didn’t even ask for his dna which makes no sense. I lost $600 and a perfect little boy because of a dog from 2003 who they said was double registered. I am buying 2 Merle puppies today that I will not register with AKC and I complained to the AKC guy who Inspected my dogs this week. I still got an excellent rating even though I complained. (Lol)
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I have a chocolate Merle schnauzer that has exceeded my expectations regarding health, temperament, athleticism and social interaction with other animals and humans. His worst flaw is he is spoiled rotten! Thank you