"Wild." "Untrainable." "Aggressive." "Hot-tempered." "Semi-feral." "Should not be in the United States." "The next pit bull." "Unadoptable."
These are the comments that were said about the Jindo breed. Even though the Jindo is still an uncommon breed outside of California, the reputation of the Jindo has already been damaged nationwide by poorly researched, biased publications. These negative images are further reinforced by reports from shelter workers who have only seen the worst behaviors in stressed Jindos/Jindo mixes and none of the best. This is no fault of the shelter as they can only judge their opinions on what they see and experience, but it is indeed very unfortunate for the Jindos involved who are euthanized by an inaccurate stereotype and not by individual evaluation.
Even if a concerned Jindo owner cannot pull or foster Jindos from shelters, he or she can still help out indirectly for Jindo rescue by being an ambassador for the breed. There is a huge need for concerned Jindo owners to showcase well-mannered dogs in public settings to offset the negative perceptions of the breed. There is a huge need for concerned Jindo owners to just sit down and explain both the negatives AND positives of the breed.
There
are several ways to be such an ambassador: