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CH ELANWOOD'S MIGHT MAKES RIGHT
Best in show Natural Eared Boxer, "Jerry"
Mrs. Denny Kodner, Judge - Stanley Flowers, Handler.

• Editors' Note: In 1998, Stan Flowers won Best in Show with a natural=eared boxer. The breed standard was then changed not to demand cropped ears. Also, The Complete Dog Book 19th Ed. Publication of the American Kennel Club, Howell Book House, 1998, said: "Procedures that would in and of themselves be considered a change in appearance by artificial means and make a dog ineligible for shows include, but are not limited to the following:...5. Procedures to change ear set or carriage other than that permitted by breed standard...Any dog whose ears have been cropped or cut in any way shall be ineligible to compete at any show in any state where the laws prohibit the same..."

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	DOBERMAN PINSCHER: "Ears normally cropped and carried erect. The upper attachment of the ear, when held erect, is on a level with the top of the skull."
	GERMAN PINSCHER: "Ears -- set high, symmetrical, and carried erect when cropped. If uncropped, they are V-shaped with a folding pleat, or small standing ears carried evenly upright. Faults: None."

GIANT SCHNAUZER: "Ears, when cropped, are identical in shape and length with pointed tips. They are in balance with the head and are not exaggerated in length. They are set high on the skull and carried perpendicularly at the inner edges with as little bell as possible along the other edges. When uncropped, the ease are V-shaped button ears of medium length and thickness, set high and carried rather high and close to the head."

TERRIER BREEDS

TOY BREEDS

BRUSSELS GRIFFON: "Ears small and set rather high on the head. May be shown cropped or natural. If natural they are carried semi-erect."

MINIATURE PINSCHER: "Ears set high standing erect from base to tip. May be cropped or uncropped."

NON-SPORTING BREEDS

BOSTON TERRIER: "Ears are small, carried erect either natural or cropped to conform to the shape of the head and situated as near to the corners of the skull as possible."

HERDING BREEDS

BEAUCERON: "The ears are set high, and may be cropped or natural. The cropped ear is carried upright and is neither convergent nor divergent, pointing slightly forward. The well-carried ear is one whose middle falls on an imaginary line in prolongation of the sides of the neck. The natural ears are half-pricked or drop ears, they stand off the cheeks. Natural ears are flat and rather short, their length is equal to half the length of the head." NOTE: Natural-eared Beauceron screencap taken from Beauceron Nelli Tribute Video.

BOUVIER DES FLANDRES: "Ears placed high and alert. If cropped, they are to be a triangular contour and in proportion to the size of the head. The inner corner of the ear should be in line with the outer corner of the eye. Ears that are too low or too closely set are serious faults." NOTE: Natural-eared Bouviers do exist--Briar Lea Bouviers does NOT recommend cropping ears and has natural-eared Bouviers for sale.

BRIARD: "The ears should be attached high, have thick leather and be firm at the base. Low-set ears cause the head to appear to be too arched. The length of the natural ear should be equal to or slightly less than one-half the length of the head, always straight and covered with long hair. The natural ear must not lie flat against the head, and, when alert, the ears are lifted slightly, giving a square look to the top of the skull. The ears when cropped should be carried upright and parallel, emphasizing the parallel lines of the head; when alert, they should face forward, well open with long hair falling over the opening. The cropped ear should be long at the base, tapering gradually to a rounded tip."

PHRENEAN SHEPHERD EARS: "Cropped or uncropped. Ears are cropped straight across and stand erect. Uncropped ears are semi-prick." TAIL: "Tail docked, natural bob or naturally long. The natural tail has a crook at the end."

OTHER BREEDS THAT CROP EARS:

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ARGENTINE DOGO, ARGENTINE MASTIFF, CANE CORSO, PIT BULL TERRIER, PRESA CANARIO, STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER

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Mixed Breeds with Natural Ears

DISQUALIFICATIONS
FOR AKC BREEDS THAT PRESENTLY CROP EARS
(and year of AKC breed approval)

AFFENPINSCHER  (1990)   -None-

AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER  (1936)   -None-

BEAUCERON  (2008)

• Height outside of maximum or minimum limits.
• Split nose, nose color other than black or with unpigmented areas.
• Overshot or undershot with loss of contact; absence of three or more teeth (first premolars not counting).
• Yellow eyes. Walleye in the Black and Tan.
• Natural ears carried upright and rigid.
• Docked tail, or tail carried over the back.
• Anything less than double dewclaws on each rear leg.
• Shaggy coat.
• Any color other than Black and Tan or Harlequin.
• Complete absence of markings.
• Well-defined, quite visible white spot on the chest 1" in diameter or larger.
• In the Harlequin: too much gray; black on one side of body and gray on the other; head entirely gray.

BOSTON TERRIER  (1990)

• Eyes blue in color or any trace of blue.
• Dudley nose.
• Docked tail.
• Solid black, solid brindle, or solid seal without equal white markings.
• Gray or liver colors.

BOUVIER DES FLANDRES  (1992)   -None-

BOXER (1989)

• Any color other than fawn or brindle.
• A total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat.

BRIARD  (1992)

• All dogs or bitches under the minimum size limitations.
• Yellow eyes or spotted eyes.
• Nose any color other than black.
• Tail non-existent or cut.
• Less than two dewclaws on each rear leg.
• White coat. Spotted coat. White spot on chest exceeding one inch in diameter.

BRUSSELS GRIFFON  (1990)

• Dudley or butterfly nose.
• Bite overshot.
• Hanging tongue.
• White spot or blue anywhere on coat.
• Less than two dewclaws on each rear leg.

DOBERMAN PINSCHER  (1990)

• Overshot more than 3/16", undershot more than 1/18". Four or more missing teeth.
• Dogs not of an allowed color.

GERMAN PINSCHER  (2000)   -None-

GIANT SCHNAUZER  (1983)

• Overshot or undershot.
• Markings other than specified.

GREAT DANE  (1990)

• Danes under minimum height.
• Split nose. Docked tail.
• Any color other than those described under "Color, Markings and Patterns."

MANCHESTER TERRIER  (1991)

• Standard variety - Weight over 22 pounds.
• Toy variety - Cropped or cut ears.
• Both varieties - White on any part of the coat whenever the white shall form a patch or stripe measuring as much as one half (½) inch in its longest dimension.
• Any color other than black and tan.

MINIATURE PINSCHER  (1990)

• Under 10 inches or over 12½ inches in height.
• Any color other than listed. Thumb mark (patch of black hair surrounded by rust on the front of the foreleg between the foot and the wrist; on chocolates, the patch is chocolate hair). White on any part of dog which exceeds one half (½) inch in its longest dimension.

MINIATURE SCHNAUZER  (1991)

• Dogs or bitches under 12 inches or over 14 inches.
• Color solid white or white striping, patching, or spotting on the colored areas of the dog, except for the small white spot permitted on the chest of the black.
• The body coat color in salt and pepper and black and silver dogs fades out to light gray or silver white under the throat and across the chest. Between them there exists a natural body coat color. Any irregular or connecting blaze of white mark in this section is considered a white oatch on the body, which is also a disqualification.

NEAPOLITAN MASTIFF  (2006)

• Absence of massiveness.
• Absence of wrinkles and folds.
• Absence of dewlap.
• Lack of tail or short tail, which is less than 1/3 the length from point of insertion of the tail to the hock.
• White markings on any part of the body not mentioned.

STANDARD SCHNAUZER  (1991)

• Males under 18 inches or over 20 inches in height. Females under 17 inches or over 19 inches in height.
• Vicious dogs.

BREED CLUBS

AFFENPINSCHER

Affenpinscher Club of America
Secretary Contact: Linda Swartz email here
69 Centre St., Brookline, MA 02446-2833
http://www.affenpinscher.org

Club Type: Specialty

AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER

Staffordshire Terrier Club of America
Secretary Contact: Monica Marchman Davi email here
Monica Davi, 11781 Arguello Dr., Mira Loma, CA 91752
http://www.amstaff.org
Club Type: Specialty

BEAUCERON American Beauceron Club Secretary Contact: Amy Gibbs email here 2528 170th Ave. Decorah, IA, 52101 http://www.beauce.org Club Type: Specialty

BOSTON TERRIER Boston Terrier Club of America, Inc. Secretary Contact: Richard LaJoye 617 S Lytle St#1, Chicago, IL, 60607-3322 http://www.bostonterrierclubofamerica.org Club Type: Specialty

BOUVIER DES FLANDRES

American Bouvier des Flandres Club, Inc.
Secretary Contact: Karen Florentine email here
79 W Indian Springs DR., Glenmoore, PA, 19343-8939
http://www.bouvier.org
Club Type: Specialty

BOXER

American Boxer Club, Inc.
Secretary Contact: Sandy Orr abcsecretary@cox.net
7106 N 57th St., Omaha, NE, 68152
http://www.americanboxerclub.org
Club Type: Specialty

BRIARD

Briard Club of America Inc.
Secretary Contact: Lynda Ronell email here
4550 N Piedra Rd
Sanger, CA 93657-9184
http://www.briardclubofamerica.org
Club Type: Specialty

BRUSSELS GRIFFON

American Brussels Griffon Assn.
Secretary Contact: Linda Vance email here
American Brussels Griffon, Shirley, IL 61772-0011
http://www.brussels-griffon.info
Club Type: Specialty

CANE CORSO

Cane Corso Association of America
Secretary Contact: Janet Gigante
3 Birchwood Lane, Suffern, NY, 10901-3322
www.canecorso.org
Club Type: Specialty

DOBERMAN PINSCHER Doberman Pinscher Club of America Secretary Contact:   Michelle Kramer email here 3345 Musgrove Road Williamsburg, OH, 45176 http://www.dpca.org Club Type: Specialty

GERMAN PINSCHER

German Pinscher Club of America, Inc.
Secretary Contact: Debbie Kaminski email here
1107 Mchenry Dr., Glen Burnie, MD 21061-1407
http://www.german-pinscher.com
Club Type: Specialty

GIANT SCHNAUZER

Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc.
Secretary Contact: Lori Clark email here
15465 NW Perimeter Drive, Beaverton OR, 97006
http://www.giantschnauzerclubofamerica.com
Club Type: Specialty

GREAT DANE Great Dane Club   of America, Inc. Nancy Ridgeway email here 1446 N. Buckner Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75218-3514 http://www.gdca.org Club Type: Specialty

MANCHESTER TERRIER

American Manchester Terrier Club
Secretary Contact: Susan Thrasher email here
511 Hosier Dr. New Castle, IN. 47362-2939
http://clubs.akc.org/amtc/index.htm
Club Type: Specialty

MINIATURE PINSCHER Miniature Pinscher Club   of America, Inc Secretary Contact: Joanne Wilds 1800 Coral Ivy Ct. Chesapeake, VA. 23323-6370 http://www.minpin.org Club Type: Specialty

MINIATURE SCHNAUZER

American Miniature Schnauzer Club Inc.
Secretary Contact: Amy Gordon
342 Putram Ranch Rd., West Palm Beach, FL 33405
http://www.amsc.us
Club Type: Specialty

NEAPOLITAN MASTIFF United States Neapolitan Mastiff Club Secretary Contact: Margaret Wolfe email here 1910 Hwy 293 N. Princeton, KY. 42445 http://www.neapolitan.org Club Type: Specialty

PYRENEAN SHEPHERD

Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America
Secretary Contact: Kimberlee Rice email here
11415 Norby Rd, Kansas City, MO , 64137-2533
www.pyrshep.com
Club Type: Specialty

STANDARD SCHNAUZER

Standard Schnauzer Club of America
Secretary Contact: Jodi Moline,
1010 Piedmont Pl. Bellingham, WA. 98229-2501
www.standardschnauzer.org

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Editor's Note: Some Breed Clubs that could make a difference merely by deleting a phrase from their present standards have failed to do so. With the Miniature Pinscher standard, for example, deleting the words "standing erect from base to tip" would enable all "Min Pins" to be shown. It would then merely designate: "Ears set high. May be cropped or uncropped." "Min Pins" could then be shown with folded, naturally erect or cropped ears. Puppies would not have to be cropped in order to be shown. If exhibitors, handlers and judges still preferred the cropped ear, that would be their choice! There is no disqualification for showing dogs with folded ears!

This flyer, with the logo of the Miniature Pinscher Club of America (MPCA), is being sent out by the AKC with each new Miniature Pinscher registraton. The format comes from the MPCA. This national breed club has been given drawings with "Min Pins" in both positions, cropped as well as natural-eared dogs. Thus far the AKC insert continues to misrepresent this breed with the paragraph "What Should They Look Like?" (Note the cropped-eared drawings.) Both drawings should be on the flyer. The wording of the entire portion of the breed standard with regard to EARS needs to be printed. The AKC distribution of the flyer makes it appear as if ALL "Min Pins" MUST have cropped ears---this is totally false! The MPCA thus far has refused to change or correct the flyer. See below: 10. All advertising shall be honest and factual as possible, and not be misrepresentative, exaggerated, fraudulent or misleading. Deceptive or untrue statements about the dogs or practices of others will not be made.

*Website owner is a member in goodstanding M.P.C.A. since 1982

MINIATURE PINSCHER CLUB OF AMERICA, INC.
CODE OF ETHICS
(Approved 12/99)

 This code is established in accordance with the objectives of the Miniature Pinscher Club of America, Inc. (MPCA). It is presented for the use of MPCA m embers when buying, breeding, selling and exhibiting Miniature Pinschers. Violations of the M PCA Code of Ethics will be subject to prompt action under MPCA grievance and charge procedures, and may be grounds for expulsion.

1. Abide by the Constitution and Bylaws of the MPCA and the rules and decisions of the American Kennel Club (AKC).
2. Maintain accurate breeding records, registrations and pedigrees, never knowingly falsify such records. At the time of sale, furnish a pedigree and AKC registration or transfer documents to each buyer, unless written agreement is made at the time of sale that the papers are being withheld.
3. All services and sales arrangements shall be mutually agreed upon and should be stated in writing, signed by all parties involved, including all adjustments, replacement conditions etc.
4. Maintain the best possible standards of canine health, cleanliness and care, and see that puppies are immunized and checked for parasites. Not place puppies under eight weeks of age in a new home. Furnish a complete written health record and care and feeding instructions with each puppy or adult sold. Prospective buyers will be screened as thoroughly as possible to determine their intent, as well as their ability and interest in providing safe, adequate, loving environment and long-term relationship with a puppy or adult dog.
5. Be familiar with the Miniature Pinscher Breed Standard and honestly evaluate the structural and mental qualities of each Miniature Pinscher sold. N o dog w ill be sold as a "show dog “or "show prospect" with any know n disqualifying faults at the time of sale. Maintain prices as not to be injurious to the breed or other members. It is strongly recommended that all puppies and adults sold as pets be spayed/neutered by the seller and/or purchaser. This should be specified in the written sales contract, and seller will promptly release registration forms upon receipt of a veterinarian's certification of such spaying or neutering.
6. No Miniature Pinscher shall be sold to commercial facilities; research laboratories; pet shops; brokers who purchase litter lots or individuals for re-sale to pet shops or other commercial facilities, puppy mills or their agents. Miniature Pinschers will not be offered for raffles, auctions or as prizes in any "give away" schemes.
7. Breed only mature animals in good health, (bitches should be a year of age), free from communicable diseases and major genetic faults. Stud service will not be offered to bitches not meeting these criteria, or to unregistered bitches. No bitch may be bred for commercial reasons, and no stud dog m ay be bred to a bitch who se owner is directly or indirectly involved with puppy mills; brokers who purchase litter lots or individuals for re-sale to pet shops or other commercial facilities; pet shops; research laboratories; or other commercial enterprises involved in like activities.
8. Members should no t under take the breeding of a bitch unless they are prepared d to keep the resultant puppies until they are suitably placed. Breeders should understand and acknowledge that they may need to take back, or assist in finding a home, for any dog they produce at any time in its life, should someone become unable or unwilling to keep a dog sold or placed by them originally.
9. Encourage and support the MPCA Health and Research Committee, with specific attention to testing for health disorders directly relating to Miniature Pinschers.
10. All advertising shall be honest and factual as possible, and not be misrepresentative, exaggerated, fraudulent or misleading. Deceptive or untrue statements about the dogs or practices of others will not be made.
11. Conduct all affairs in a fair, honest and ethical manner. Act at all times in a manner which reflects favorably on the Club, its membership, the sport of purebred do g showing and the Miniature Pinscher in particular. This includes respect for s how sites, hotels and all other aspects of dog ownership.

Natural Eared Minpin drawings.

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