About the site

Welcome to CCPedigrees.se (Chinesecrested.no)

History
In 2004 Tommy and Annika Farstad Gildseth created the chinesecrested.no, a site that has become the worlds largest site for the chinese crested dog breed. Their ambition was to gather information about the breed and provide a place to study pedigrees, share information and such a place did not exist. Thats when they created the site and thru the years breed enthusiasts from all over the world has built the database into what it is today, a truly unique place with more than 105000 dogs added and more than 90GB pictures. This material is priceless from the breeds point of view. To own such a page in private is costly, demanding and with the fast development in technology as well as all the legal issues it became unsustainable to keep it in private ownership.

When they announced that the site was for sale to the right person, many were interested and we at Chinese Crested Club decided to at least ask if we were conceivable as new owners. Our idea was that such a database should be owned and managed on a voluntary basis to ensure that it does not end up with a profit-driven company that excludes users from it.

Taking over the site
As of May 2019, the site is owned and operated by Chinese Crested Club Sweden. Our ambition is to preserve and develop the database so that it will continue to brighten up the day for the owners of the breed and, of course, continue to be an invaluable tool for breeders, breed clubs and the like.

Making such a radical decision as a small breedclub is quite unique in the dog world, especially as our financial opportunities are different from those of companies. But the commitment, the will and motivation of the board and the whole chinese crested club are high and we hope that it will continue to be the fantastic place for breedenthusiasts as it is. At the moment we are looking for grants and donations to cope with the operation, maintenance and preservation of the site and we have received great interest from our parent clubs SDHK (Swedish Dwarf Dog Club) and SKK (Swedish Kennel Club) which we hope will contribute to the start-up costs.


First impression
Unfortunately, the page has much more problems than we really were aware of and the issues are beyond repair. After having long discussions with our programming agency we no longer see it as an alternative to put more money into "saving" it in the form it is in now. If so, we would have to make major adjustments over and over again at great costs and it is not justifiable for our members (and most likely it will be completely useless within just a few years even if we patch and repair the problems that we encounter).

About the Servers
The operation is secured and we have chosen Wopsa as a web hosting company which has given us very nice prices for the operation where we have double capacity against the server hall page was in previous and where our needs can be quickly met if something has to be changed to higher capacity again. The database currently contains over 105,000 dogs and over 90GB images. The site has a large amount of traffic and it requires fast servers with great storage capacity.

About the Servers
The operation is secured and we have chosen Wopsa as a web hosting company which has given us very nice prices for the operation where we have double capacity against the server hall page low in earlier and where our needs can be quickly met if something has to be changed to higher capacity again. The database currently contains over 105,000 dogs and over 90GB images. The site has a large amount of traffic and it requires fast servers with great storage capacity.

About the domain
Page chinesecrested.no is a Norwegian domain and Norwegian domains may not be owned by anyone other than Norwegian citizens and entrepreneurs. We have just solved this by allowing the domain to be owned by a Norwegian company, but in the long run it is an unnecessary expense and we are a Swedish club and obviously want to make our mark on it with the purchase. Therefore, we have chosen to run the database on dual domains, chinesecrested.no and CCPedigrees.se. We hope you all choose to bookmark CCPedigrees.se and help us move the traffic all the way to that domain.

About the database
We have contacted and requested quotes from several large Swedish companies that program to get help with the database and ensure that it is actually preserved intact for the future. This page is too valuable for the site to be coded by enthusiasts who want to help out, despite how nice it is of you to offer, and we are extremely grateful for all such great offers. We have received quotes from companies with good references and knowledge that can give us a guarantee on the work. Some of our requirements were that in addition to just saving the origin data base, they are also required to manage the page continuously AND help us build the brand new database. The choice ended up on RocketLabs which gave us incredibly generous terms. Since the page cannot be saved in its current coding, they have already started work on a completely new database in modern coding and with all the functions that this page lacks both on the front and back. This work will take time and cost a lot of money, the calculation is 100-150 hours and there will be a job that must be done according to the finances.

Together we can create history
We are a small non-profit association that is completely dependent on donations, gifts, grants and user fees. It also means that we have a responsibility for all projects we take to ourselves. This means that our members control what we do with the material we have at our disposal and where we agree. The page is and should be a user-built page. The problem right now is that it must be rebuilt, from scratch. How long it takes to get the database ready depends a little on how we solve the financing of it.
All small contributions are a great help here, SEK 5, SEK 10, SEK 100 or SEK 10000 all amounts are equally worthwhile and all donations go directly to the building of the database and the operation of it.
We will report it openly and transparently so you all actually see where your donations go.
Maybe not down to the ear level but so that you are confident in the assurance that the money goes to the purpose for which they are intended.

Many thanks for your trust, your support and your donations
Mvh The Board of Directors of CCClub Sweden

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