Fila threads of this nature tend to be long. hahahaha.
Yes that is the dog I was refering to. But not the video. Work or no work, they are out there.
When I say in strike distance I mean were there no leash's involved people are in side the area that most would consider a danger zone. Unless of coarse everyone stands 100yds apart at cafib shows.
Juan we all know what a Fila looks like. No one on this site likes the extreme examples of dogs you love to use. Those would be the ones you stay away from. Dogogirls pup is a nice Fila. Your pups were nice Fila. They look like Fila, move like Fila's, and act like Fila's.
You do class people cause if you aint a cafib supporter you must be a ckbc supporter. When most us dont care.
I dont know about cafib and money. I do know if you have a web site, and a kennel, and sale them, you trying to make money. No one spends thousand and thousands of dollars and 10,20,30yrs breeding, just to create their own personal pup of perfection. To get the look they want.
Chuck, Stike distance is as far as the lead is. I dont know anyone who has a 100 yard lead as NONE of our dogs are ever off leash at a CAFIB function. So does everyone stay out of strike distance... yes but that is about 5-6' away. Also it is important to understand that our dogs are not being walked about and hanging out with their owners during the show, they are either in crates out of sight or in a vehicle. The only dogs that are on leads are the ones in the "ring" and no one goes within striking distance.
Chuck, you are generalizing. By your statement YOU seem to like Filas with CAFIB characteristics. The Statement that EVERYONE knows what a fila looks like is misleading. I posted a link of Champion "Filas" and if I didnt know that they were all labeled as "Filas" I would've never known they were fila let alone the same breed as each other. Now obviously someone looks at those dogs and can come to the conclusion that they are Filas, hell the judges did, the breeders did and all their customers did. So when you say that we all know what a fila looks like it is incorrect and I have to understand what it is that you believe a Fila looks like before I can understand when you say "it it looks, walks and acts like a fila then it must be". Understand? I am not attempting to be a douche when I ask what kind it is that you do consider to be a fila I am just trying to figure out what it is you are talking about when that is said.
I do not class people, CAFIB supporter or not. I put out information and at times that information debunks fiction and opinion. When I have an opinion about something and I get stumped with facts that I did not know before I feel stupid for a second and then I change my opinion to go with the facts and then I no longer voice my previous opinion and i def. wouldnt try to convince others with it as I now know it to be false.
I believe the question was for CAFIB as an organization not individual breeders. I can see that the final straw grasping is hitting its peak which is good because after the final desperate moments comes an eerie calm there comes acceptance of facts. The only CAFIB kennel that I know of that can even come close to making money is Itanhandu and even then the amount has to be so miniscule that it wouldnt be worth it for me. Most CAFIB breeders have what, one litter or 2 a year? get a calculator out... times the cost of food, vet bills, stud fee (if applicable), years of raising the dogs to adulthood, driving to shows and evals, website fees, kennels and paper fees... and then a litter of 7 is born with 2-3 pups being sold for $... what does that equal? Now your going to say what about itanhandu... well Itanhandu has what 6-8 litters of pups, some of which are given away (this is why you dont even see some litters advertised but their pups turn up in peoples homes) and some sold. Now their kennel is huge with farm hands who dont only take care of their dogs but their horses as well (no they dont breed horses). They sell their dogs for less than what most sell them for and their website is HUGE. yea, they may make a few Gs a year from it after all their expenses but what you dont know is that gerson LOVES these dogs. It is his passion and his idea for the kennel. cintia is his wife and although you hear from her most (cause she speaks english) it is Gersons kennel and the love for his dogs is apparent as soon as you see him interact with them. So yea, if there is no money involved as I just proved what else would be the incentive to breed dogs? well for CAFIB folks it is for the love of the breed and for the most part it is to get the dog that they want. It is a foreign concept i know but it is what it is.
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Cody, You are correct. I know of several people that I would consider absolutely insane because of the amount of cash they have put in.. it is an expensive hobby when done correctly.