Norwegian ban on SW and CzW

[Per Olav]

Hi Chris.

ertainly, calling them 'Czechoslovakian shepherds' would make it easier to
have CsV in Britain, where 'wolfdogs' are listed as 'dangerous wild animals'
along with lions, wolves and ostriches, and subject to laws requiring permits
and special enclosures ... but a shepherd dog would be subject to the laws
pertaining to dogs instead.
Again, though, that is my opinion *smile*
Chris

Well, in a way I do understand your opinion.
From my point of view however, it's like naming an elephant a rhino.
The animal still looks like an elephant and behaves like an elephant :-)
Some time ago Italian Andrea wrote someting like this on this mailling list:
- When I bought my CSV I assumed to get a dog. Instead I brought into my
house an animal looking like a wolf with the behaviour of a wolf.
Nobody, not even the breeder told me that a CSV was more like a wolf than a
dog. -
In my opinion this lead to the following question:
Will it be wise to change the name of a breed whose apperance obviously is
inherited from the wolf, and by its behaviour clearly is showing the
heritage of his ancestors?
Would such a change of name lead to misunderstanding and by that give
potentially buyers a false impression of what kind of breed he or she is
buying?
The buyer of a Czeschlovakian Wolfdog is aware of what kind of animal
he/she is buying because the name of the breed says so.
A Czechoslovakian Sheperd Dog will be someting different. I would not
expect to treat a breed named Sheperd in another way than I do treat other
dogs. This you have to with a CSV.

Regards
Per Olav