An independent reference
The standards that govern a dog’s life.
Almost everything that happens to a dog, how it is bred, fed, treated by a vet, flown, trained and housed, is shaped by some kind of standard. Most of them never cross the mind of the person holding the lead. This is where they are gathered and explained in plain English.
This atlas sets no standard of its own and ranks nothing. It maps the landscape, an independent and accurate record of the standards that already govern a dog’s life, each traced to its source, and honest about the places where none yet exists.
- 01The AtlasEvery serious standard that governs a dog’s life, grouped by the part it touches and marked by its standing.
- 02How Standards WorkWhat separates a real standard from a sticker, and the chain of independent checks that gives one its authority.
- 03MethodologyHow every entry is profiled, classified and sourced, and the rules that decide what appears and what does not.
How We Read a Standard
Every standard here is read the same way, so you can compare like with like.
The named body that owns the standard and answers for it.
Law, independent accreditation, a published standard, or a voluntary code.
The part of a dog’s life the standard touches.
Whether anyone independent audits that it is followed.
Every claim is traced to its primary source; the full method sits under Methodology.