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My email exchange with an American Fila Brasileiro That was over than 30 years ago, Mary. I remember my first trip to meet our dear Paulo Santos Cruz, who was distanced from club ing in Brazil. Imagine that the man who had been the great teacher of all the judges of that era, including even Mr. Miranda and Mr. Lucena (former presidents of the BKC / CBKC) and which had been a er of Dobermans, GSDs, Doberman Pinschers and organized the Fila Brasileiro , had placed himself in a self-exile for being tired of the politics of the BKC ... When he heard my story and my ponderation about cross-ing, he looked deeply into my eyes and said: - "It is precisely for this reason that I had departed from the politics of the dog fancy and the clubs ... However, something must be done ... They must not destroy the Fila, this marvelous "... I confess that it was not so difficult to convince him to return to the fight by showing what unscrupulous people were doing with the Brazilian . The that, among many, with his vast knowledge of canines, Paulo chose as the best. Some time later, when I “introduce” to him the "black-fila", he was already part of the "front-line" of combat. A true Marshal of CAFIB ... You know, Maria, I thought he was a doctor because he spoke and wrote about canine anatomy with tremendous resourcefulness, but he was a lawyer and more than that, a passionate man, which along with “Aunt” Antonieta had a passion for the CÃO de FILA BRASILEIRO !!!... “Aunt” Antonieta Santos Cruz, her wife, was the real er and "Master" at the Parnapuan Kennel ... I also remember Paulo Roberto Godinho, the judge and journalist from the Jornal do Brasil. Till this day he is a good friend of mine. The first person besides Paulo Santos Cruz and just as important, to listen to my complaints. Furthermore, he invited me to write articles in the Animal and Veterinary Magazine. Paulo Godinho, the man who had the courage to select me as the "Brazilian Cynophile of the Year in 1976", not because of the dogs born at my CANIL CAFIBRA (my kennel`s name) which only produced 3 litters, and was closed in 1.977, but as a result of the denouncement I made ... Incredible! Judge Paulo Godinho was and is an all-rounder judge, he loves (and loved) to judge dogs. The Lucena's tried to intimidate him, but did not succeed ... Paulo was and is a free Man, attached to his conscience only, a man who does not compromise his integrity and did not sell out to the "establishment" of that time. I remember Airton Campbell, CAFIB's first president, my eternal "telephone-link" to CAFIB. Specially after Dr. Paulo's death. I remember Américo Cardoso, who wore pleated pants and rolled-up shirt sleeves at the track during the Cafib`s Analysis of Phenotypic and Temperament... The cross-bred dogs shook, and even in home turf, the mixed-ers were scared to death. I remember our tireless Luis Antônio Maciel, responsible by all the issues of the magnificent "O Fila" Boletin. Some time later, I remember the agitated Fernando Zanetti Coeli, which like a hurricane joined the CAFIB crew, always ready to perform a Temperament Test which jump-started the CAFIB. I think he also was President once. I also remember in our good man from Bahia, Antônio Silva Lima, our calm former president. Also our dear friend and super lawyer José Souto Maior Borges, the real "roar" of the Fila and CAFIB in northeastern Brazil, my "accomplice" to date. Also, our skillful General Arthur Verlangeri from Minas Gerais, the land of the Fila, who broke with the BKC in 1.979. I even remember our quick and always reliable journalist of the Estadão Newspaper, Antonio Carvalho Mendes, above all an eternal Lacerda fan (one of the most charismatic Brazilian politicians), always ready to defend the CAFIB and condemn cross-ing. I remember the "cuties" of CAFIB, Rose, Cleide, Cilena, Tereza... The strong women of CAFIB that just as Aunt Antonieta (Santos Cruz), in fact took care of their kennels and offspring. You know Mary, is very good to look back, and take stock of our decisions and choices throughout our life and, 35 years later, reach the conclusion that “I DID THE RIGHT THING”. Prepare yourself: I will soon be putting up a demolisher project on my site. I repeat: demolisher. Just you wait. (note: I refer here to my work entitled “What do you prefer?” - http://www.filabrasileirochicopeltier.com.br/fila-brasileiro/index.html - which I released on my website at Aug, 3rf. 2.009, since this exchange of email is actually dated July, 11th.2009). I am a new-comer to the web and its artifacts. I had never navigated in ORKUT groups, nor entered into the discussion forums ... I have learned much in recent months since the CAFIB honored me last August with a plaque naming me "Father of CAFIB”. However I always say, this title is more than I deserve, because without the staff of the São Paulo CAFIB this dream of ours, saving and improving the Fila, would not have taken place. I recognize that my site is a great source of documents. But it is big, very big. Most people are too lazy to read it all and learn ... In my new project, several pages can be read, seen and absorbed in 5, 10 minutes ... Big Bang. Pure pragmatism! Wait and see... (I mean, “What do You Prefer ?”) I am not aware of any dog , internationally recognized by the FCI which has suffered such a devastating cross-ing attack. At that time, only Germany's Chris Habig pronounced himself in our favor. Now I remember, when in mid-1979, while working in London, I went to a Dog Show in the city of Essen in Germany invited by Chris, to close ties between the Fur Molosser Club and CAFIB (just click http://www.filabrasileirochicopeltier.com.br/fotos/1812.jpg). Precisely in Germany the first country to import our Fila, from who? That's right: Paulo Santos Cruz ... The FCI mistakenly insists on the policy of hiding the problems of the Cão de Fila Brasileiro under the rug... How long will the FCI continue to keep this artifice and this short-sighted policy? Mary, even after 35 years of complaints; after the creation of CAFIB and its affiliated Clubs in Brazil and in the USA (New York and New Jersey); Spain and Czech Republic; not a single representative of the FCI has checked out or investigated our questions and accusations; even if informally. Absolutely nothing has been done by the multinational corporation called FCI, which is responsible for controlling the genealogy of the dog s and clubs affiliated to it. Moreover, the FCI earns money and profits by registering fees for Fila Brasileiros throughout the World! Think about this: the international organization called FCI is not interested in preserving a which it holds the world's Genealogical Control of! The same FCI which in its Statute states that it registers pure-bred dogs in their Stud Book, is tainted with cross-bred dogs... This is just a total counter-sense! How can leaders of the FCI close theirs eyes to this attack to a canine that they control, for over 30 years ? Believe me Mary, new generations will come, new leaders will join the FCI, bringing open- mindedness, high spirits and commitment to Truth into a new administration. Furthermore, their hearts will be crying out for justice and willingness to redeem the failures of the past. When these changes finally occur, the FCI will stop its lethargy, inertia and apathy and at least the Fila Brasileiro will partake in a more real and less bureaucratic world, in which ing in kennels and farms are more important than stamping and signing papers in heated or air conditioned offices, while wearing beautiful Armani suits... Just as when the founder of Sony, Mr. Akio Morita's auto-biography, he tells us that during a lecture at UCLA (Californian University) he compared Japanese technicians working in greasy, dirty overalls inside Sony's factories in Japan, to American lawyers who worked in suits and ties, in air conditioned offices, in reality creating problems for themselves to solve... Please Maria note that FCI always maintained a distant and neglectful position from the Fila Brasileiro and never took note about the complaints of miscegenation made even by the former president of Eugenio CBKC Mr. Henrique Pereira de Lucena. Finally, Maria: You know something?
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