B- Cud goes post-al

To paraphrase the lyrically-gifted but sadly defunct British girlband Mis-teeq, canine spin doctor Beverly Cuddy gets ''so so so slanderous'' in her warm.fuzzy blog Cold Wet Nose in an entry regarding her predictions for the winner of Crufts best in show this past Sunday. Raps B Cud,

''The Standard Poodle is my tip for the top.
True, it is Britain's top dog - so not exactly an out of field prediction.
But it is also a dog handled and owned by people who seem to be writing the very slimy book - How to win friends and influence people at the KC.
In the run up to Crufts they started a very, very sucky-upy KC-friendly blog.
Odd time to do this as it's my experience they don't reflect the current mood of the show world.
I have been hearing from more and more really excellent show breeders who say they agree with everything we reformists are saying. People steeped in the show world who want to know what they have to do to start putting everything right. That it's time the KC reflected the good people, started doing meaningful reform on inbreeding before it's too late for their beloved breeds.
On every radio phone-in I've been half expecting someone stereotypical spouting the KC line to pop up with the sort of stuff that the KC-creepy blog is pumping - but instead I've even had breeders with 50 years experience agreeing with me that things have to change at the KC. Some are even KC members themselves. They are cheering us on.
Let me make another prediction, the writers of the pro-KC blog may also be soon rewarded with KC membership - if it hasn't already come their way.''


I'm not sure why Ms Cuddy chose to single us out and drop libelous, conspiracy-esque bombs about our character and motives. More fool her, as we probably agree on quite a bit more than she realizes. I guess that when you offer an opposing view it infuriates those who wish to suppress what might actually make people think ''Hey, wait a sec....maybe what that angry chick keeps saying ain't entirely right!''

To clarify a point: This is NOT a pro- Kennel Club blog....it is a PRO responsible breeder, exhibitor and purebred dog fancier blog, and one that aims to counter much of the negative and biased info that is spewed out by the media on what seems like a daily basis. In fact, this blog was started out of frustration at the KC's inefficiency in challenging the accusations leveled at the show dog community following the BBC program and the months that followed, short of saying ''But we changed the breed standards.''

I am not getting paid to do this, I have no aspirations for Kennel Club membership, and the only thing I can probably hope to achieve in spending my time pounding away at the keyboard is spreading the positive message that the show world is (and has been for years!) heavily committed to seeing improvements into the health and genetic awareness-side of breeding dogs, and resolute in that there is always more work to be done, despite what is being depicted in the press. Full stop.