South Korea's Jindo Dog

What dog breed is this?

It is South Korea's JINDO! Never heard of it? There's a reason why.

The Jindo is in a very peculiar situation. In South Korea the Jindo is a certified national treature. There are even government facilities for breeding and caring for the Jindo. However, this breed is not recognized anywhere in the world except Korea.

Because they are a national treasure, pure bred Jindos must stay on the island of Jindo, where they are bred. So if dog breeders in Southern Korea try to export pure breeds, they get they risk breaking export control laws. If they try to smuggle them overseas without proper papers, they can't be recognized by international kennel clubs.

What a conundrum!



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News: Look Out Dog Breeders Of Vermont!!

Two pending bills might put new restrictions on dog breeders in Vermont:

First:

House Bill 769 will:

-deny a kennel permit to anyone who sells 20 or more litters or 100 or more domestic dogs or wolf-hybrids in any 12 month period

-require permits for anyone who owns or keeps two or more domestic pets or wolf-hybrids 4 months of age or older for sale or breeding purposes

Second:

Senate Bill 341 will:

- limit the number of dogs a breeder can sell in one year
( under this bill a "dog breeder" means anyone who sells a litter of puppies per year for money)

Dog Breeders must:

-immunize each puppy with distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenze, parvovirus and coronavirus vaccine between 7 and 8 weeks of age
-certify each puppy by a vet on a state-prescribed form, as fit and healthy and received appropriate vaccinations before 8weeks old

Dog Breeders must not:

- donate, sell or separate a puppy from the litter until at least 8weeks old
- sell or donate more than 19 litters or more than 100 dogs in any calendar year



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