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AN INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT The biggest problem facing the breed at We strive to be the positive example for people
to follow and we hope this encourages and
the moment is the popularity it is gaining,
which is why many people want to breed
attracts them to our cause. We don't settle for
the status quo, which helps us attract the right
them purely for profit, without the necessary
medical tests and show evaluations. This
people and get noticed.
uncontrolled breeding poses great risks
Apart from the club, we also manage to reach
both to the health of the dogs and to
the public through our Corgi’s Cafe-Food-Bar.
the preservation of the breed standard.
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People should understand that even when
they want to have offspring from their pet,
in the Corgi’s Cafe-Food-Bar we talk to dozens
of people who are interested in the breed to
they are subject to the same breeding rules In addition to everything we do, on a daily basis
as breeders. explain both the positive qualities of the breed
and the hidden risks of irresponsible breeding
As an organization that tries to explain this to and the defects of the breed. For the proper
people and teach them to follow the rules, very promotion of the breed, we have worked and
often, we encounter resentment, attempts to are working together with veterinary clinics and
circumvent the rules, and false rumours about stores, we have even organized events with the
us. Still nevertheless, we continue to believe municipality of our capital city. The aim of these
in our cause and see that more people listen to events is to achieve a better knowledge of the
us, which makes us happy and motivated. We breed among people. We hope in this way to
believe that in the future we will influence even have a positive influence on the perception of
more people to think before breeding a dog and dogs by people, to raise their culture on the
to be informed about how this should happen. subject as a whole, to reduce uncontrolled
breeding, which in turn will positively affect the
problems related to stray puppies.

We love all dogs, so in addition to fundraising
campaigns for our club, we periodically organize
campaigns for homeless/stray animals. As a
club, we are supported by membership fees
and, if we have to be completely honest, also by
the personal funds of the club president.

We believe that we distinguish ourselves by
being very committed to following the rules
and a responsible approach, and although this
path is more difficult, it is more successful in
the long run. We try to combine the useful with
the pleasant, to be innovative and to pave the
way for a new niche in the fields of cynology
and business. We are one of the few clubs that
do not focus only on exhibitions, not only the
breeders, but all owners of dogs of the breed
are important to us. We are the first in Europe
and the only club in Bulgaria, which created a
thematic Cafe-Food-Bar of the breed. We are
open and will be happy for collaborations with
all club and cynology organizations, who, like us,
believe in the more responsible and innovative
future of cynology science.

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