▁who ▁thank fully ▁have ▁health y ▁bre eds ▁must ▁continue ▁to ▁guard ▁against ▁ex agger ation ▁and ▁must ▁bring ▁pressure ▁to ▁bear ▁on ▁the ▁lag g ards , ▁otherwise ▁we ▁will ▁– ▁all ▁of ▁us ▁– ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁tar red ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁br ush ". ▁The ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁initially ▁def ended ▁their ▁practices , ▁and ▁critic ised ▁the ▁programme ▁as ▁" high ly ▁bi ased ". ▁It ▁also ▁lod ged ▁a ▁compla int ▁to ▁regul atory ▁authority ▁Of com ▁claim ing ▁" un f air ▁treatment ▁and ▁editing ". ▁ ▁The ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁have ▁introduced ▁new ▁health ▁plan , ▁bre ed ▁standards ▁for ▁every ▁bre ed ▁went ▁under ▁review , ▁and ▁show ▁jud ges ▁would ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁choose ▁only ▁health y ▁dogs . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁requested ▁regul atory ▁powers ▁from ▁the ▁Government , ▁which ▁would ▁allow ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁take ▁actions ▁against ▁bre ed ers ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁comp ly ▁with ▁health ▁standards . ▁New ▁bre ed ▁standards ▁for ▁ 2 0 9 ▁dog ▁bre eds ▁were ▁announced ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁became ▁effective ▁immediately , ▁but ▁with ▁bre ed ers ▁allowed ▁until ▁June ▁to ▁object . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁standards ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁" not ▁include ▁anything ▁that ▁could ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁be ▁interpreted ▁as ▁encourag ing ▁features ▁that ▁might ▁prevent ▁a ▁dog ▁from ▁breath ing , ▁walking ▁and ▁seeing ▁freely ." ▁" This ▁will ▁help ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁ex agger ation , ▁where ▁features ▁that ▁are ▁perce ived