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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
Peggy - The USA pays affliiation fees to hundreds and hundreds of international organisations including dog related international organisations. You are either an isolationist or you think that 'the buck stops' at the borders of the good ol USA.
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Do you have to work at being this obtuse or does it just come naturally? The only germane organization(s) applicable here are dog organizations. Unlike NZ and many other countries there is NOT one SINGLE governing organization applying to dog sports. So what one independent organization chooses to join or be involved in on an international basis is that organization acting independently, it is not reflective of the United States as a whole. It has nothing to do with being an isolationist or bucks stopping at any border, that is just the reality of the way things work in the US, a concept if ethnocentric blinders were removed, might become a little clearer and be able to be grasped.
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It doesn't matter which USA organisation pays annual fees/dues to an international organisation - it basically affiliates the USA to that organisation. It's just common sense I would have thought.
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An individual organization paying dues to an international organization does in no way affiliate the entire US to that organization. Likewise, some of the international entries at some of the US events does not affiliate them with the US. Let me draw a picture here and hopefully a light bulb will come on.
AKC just held its Eukanuba Classic. The Eukanuba is by invitation only, that means the only way to show there is to have qualified and received an invitation to go. (BTW, I will be getting at least one invitation for next year's and should be getting two for the Bred-by Exhibitor competition. Peggy received one this year. <VBG>) The Eukanuba is not conformation only, there are obedience and agility competition as well. AKC also sends invitations to top dogs in other countries. The dogs are not required to have AKC registrations, their invitations come on the merits of their performance and rankings in their home country. The only caveat is that the registery under which they compete is one acknowledged by AKC. That these dogs are eligible to compete at the Eukanuba or that they do exhibit there does NOT in anyway tie, link, affiliate or associate the country of origin or even the kennel club registery under which the dog has been shown, to the AKC and it certainly does not to link it to the US. The only fees involved are the entry fees paid by the owner/handler/agent for the dog to show.
Just because an organization has US in its title does not necessarily mean that it is a nationally recognized organization for one, nor does it mean that it indeed does represent the interest of whatever on a national level. That IS the reality in the United States.
Debbie