Chuck, that is not true. The FACTS are PSC was HIRED, as in paid to write a standard based on 1 kennel in Rio for a breed he didnt know anything about. They hired him because he was a well respected judge. Have you guys ever read the original standard? it is so vague that pretty much any mollosser would fall within its standard. There were multiple "types" within that kennel in Rio which is why the standard was so vague. Should he have written that standard knowing so little about the breed? NO! however he was paid to do so and told that particular breeder had the goods, he did the best he could with what he had. the ONLY reason people refuse to see these things as FACTS is because of their emotional bond with their dog and their pride. No one wants to say that they made a mistake, no one wants to say that something they love and nurtured since puppyhood is less then what they projected onto them. Many have done just that, inFACT many of today's U.S CAFIB breeders started with non CAFIB dogs but they obviously swollowed their pride and aknowledged FACT (apparently a refreshing kool aid flavor). I dont know anyone who will say without a shadow of a doubt what exactly went into the make up of the Fila Brasileiro breed just like no one knows within a shadow of a doubt what went into and at what percentages made up ANY breed. you stated that there are 2...CAFIB and non CAFIB but that is misleading. That makes it sound as if you have one set of dogs that look like "this" and another set that looks like "this" but that is incorrect. on one side you have CAFIB that looks like "this" and non CAFIB that looks like "this", "that" and the other...in order to have a type withing a breed there has to be some uniformity within that type and that just hasnt happened yet. The argument for non CAFIB would be alot more solid if they had a consistent type, they just need to pick one and go with it instead of creating new ones daily. The reason it is so hard for them to do so (and it really isnt their fault) is that their dogs are too far apart in looks, temperament, structure, size, etc. that was achieved 1 way and we all know that was via mix breeding. That being said all they have to do is decide which one they like the best... the neo mix, the em mix, GD mix, basset mix, or the one that has multiple mixes in it and once they decide which one they can move forward, until then I have no idea how they continue to fool folks that are supposed "knowledgeable" dogmen/dogwomen.
BTW, look at the Akita to show that it could be done... 2 types, 1 breed. Akita Inu and the American Akita (Great Japanese dog) which i happen to like better. both are "Akitas" although the American Akita had more recent influx of other breeds however both breed true, another words both are now consistent.
You are right, a line must be drawn in order to define the breed which is why I prefer CAFIB but I know that everyone that breeds CAFIB dogs isn't doing it right but I like the standard that they call for. It is what I picture when I say "Fila".
