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Article: KENNEL BOOK IGNITES A DOGFIGHT SOME BREEDS GIVEN A BAD RAP WITH KIDS .(News/National/International)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- April 9, 1998
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Byline: Richard Pyle Associated Press
NEW YORK -- The American Kennel Club is recalling the latest edition of its bible, The Complete Dog Book, after pet owners objected that some of the nation's most popular breeds were listed as not good with children.
Scotties, Dalmatians, Yorkshire terriers, Rottweilers, dachshunds and 35 other breeds were deemed unsuitable for kids in the recently released 19th edition of a book that has sold more than 2 million copies since first being published in 1929.
Within days, breeders and owners complained that the new classifications were unfair and uninformed.
The Kennel Club quickly recalled the $33 ...