I must admit that the fact that TRDs are banned even if in just a region in Swiss, its a HUGE problem for the breed that we cant take very serious.

 

Its said that for every negative/bad word said, it takes 19 good ones to re balance the scale ...

 

With as relative small a breed as the TRD we REALLY have to work hard on preventing any bad publicity what so ever, as were simply not "out there" enough to balance the scale fast enough to avoid damage to the breed.

 

I believe thats done by :

 

1) Picking our breeding material very carefully

 

2) Working HARD to socialize the puppies

 

3) Be more visible, attend Shows etc with calm and friendly dogs.

 

4) Be open about the potential temperament of the breed if asked.

 

5) Choose our buyers VERY carfully, do a great job working out if they are ready for a breed like the TRD and if they have room and  "dog owner experience" to handle the breed.

 

6) Add a clause in our sales agreements that :

 

6,1) Buyers should attend puppy training with the TRD to get out among other dogs, and to train obedience/agility/tracking ... as dogs not properly exercised mentally and Physically are more prone to aggression than well stimulated dogs.

 

6,2) TRDs can only be bred with TRDs, to avoid as an Example TRD+Pittbul mixes as i believe in a situation where a person will be bitten they wont prevent mix breeds but the breeds that were in that particular dog that did the biting.

 

6,3) Calm and well socialized TRD puppies must be shown at least once at an intranational dog show, to make the breed seen more.

 

6,4) Exreamely aggressive or shy dogs should be neutered, and in this way taken out of breeding.

 

6,5) Extreamely aggressive or shy dogs should not be shown.

 

 

7) Avoid allowing too high an inbreed percentage, calculated from close relatives bred together.

 

I know some of my goals are setting the bar high, but this is meant as my point of view and a few pointers to where I think we should set in to prevent the banning to spread to other regions/countries.

 

NjoyDK