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Procedures & Recommended Breeding Practices Updated 21 May 2009 A. Stud Dogs 1.
Must
pass a Temperament Test (Character Assessment) before being eligible for
breeding; 2.
Must
be registered with the Club before mating; 3.
Must
be hip and elbow x-rayed over 12 months of age, and scored with acceptable
results. (a)
Acceptable
results being less than 10:10 on each hip and elbow score not over a total of
1:1. (b)
If
dog has any numbers on the elbows, it must be bred to a mate with clear
elbows (0:0). (c)
Must
not be bred to a mate that results in a combined score of the dog and bitch,
over a total of 30 on their hips. (d)
X-rays
must be graded by Dr Lavelle or Dr Wyburn. 4.
PennHip is acceptable in addition to x-rays graded by Dr Lavelle
or Dr Wyburn. 5.
The
owner of a stud may only mate him to a bitch that has fulfilled (B). 6.
If
imported frozen semen or semen of an already deceased dog, (1a) is not
necessary. B. Bitches 1.
Must
pass a Temperament Test (Character Assessment) before being eligible for
breeding; 2.
Must
be registered with the Club before mating; 3.
Must
be hip and elbow x-rayed over 12 months of age, and scored with acceptable
results. (e)
Acceptable
results being less than 10:10 on each hip and elbow score not over a total of
1:1. (f)
If
dog has any numbers on the elbows, it must be bred to a mate with clear
elbows (0:0). (g)
Must
not be bred to a mate that results in a combined score of the dog and bitch,
over a total of 30 on their hips. (h)
X-rays
must be graded by Dr Lavelle or Dr Wyburn. 4.
PennHip is acceptable in addition to x-rays graded by Dr Lavelle
or Dr Wyburn. 5.
Should
not be under the age 18 months of age, at the time of mating. 6.
Should
not be bred more than twice in each succeeding period of eighteen (18)
months. However, applications for Registration of litters whelped outside
this period will be considered dependent on circumstances. 7.
The
owner of the bitch may only mate her to a Stud Dog who has fulfilled (A). C. Puppies 1.
Should
be a minimum of 8 weeks old before leaving the breeder. 2.
The
breeder will ensure that all puppies are wormed at regular intervals and
vaccinated no later than 6 weeks old by a qualified veterinarian. 3.
All
puppies should be kept in a clean and healthy condition and free from vermin. 4.
The
breeder must issue information on general care, responsible dog ownership,
diet, worming and vaccinations to the puppy buyer. 5.
Puppies
must be micro-chipped at the time of vaccination (6 weeks old). 6.
Rear
dewclaws are to be removed by a qualified veterinarian before the puppy is
three (3) days old. 7.
Breeder
must supply each puppy buyer with the pedigree/registration of the pup when
the buyer acquires the puppy. It is the breeders responsibility to ensure
that the registration is made or transferred into the new owners name. 8.
Breeders
shall ensure that all persons acquiring dogs from them clearly understand
their responsibility for the care and welfare of the animal and that they
have the time and facilities (ie adequate fencing, sufficient room and proper
shelter etc) to perform their obligations. D. Registration
Procedures 1.
Members
must notify the Club of any change of address or phone number of either the
Member and/or the dog/s and complete a Transfer Form. 2.
Breeders
are to submit a completed Litter Registration Form with details of of all
puppy buyers and registration fees for every living puppy whelped before the
age of 12 weeks. If puppies not placed before 12 weeks, breeder is to
register the pups in their own name and complete a Transfer Form as soon as
the breeder has allocated a home for the puppy. 3.
If
litter registration not received by the time the pups are sold and reach 12
weeks old, it will be up to the discretion of the club whether to accept
litter registration, keeping in mind late litter registration will attract a
fee of $25 per puppy. 4.
All
puppies must be placed on a Limited Register until they have passed breeding
requirements outlined in A or B. When they have passed these requirements,
they are eligible for Main Registration. 5.
Only
dogs of known purebred pedigrees will be allowed for breeding/registration.
Dogs with questionable lineage will not be able to parttake in the breeding
program. E. General 1.
Owners/breeders
are to submit a Health Submission Form should the dog/s develop any genetic
disease, deformity or illness. Breeders shall strive to reduce the incidence
of hereditary diseases within the breed. 2.
Membership
must be renweed by the due date, failure to do so will incur a $20 re-joining
fee. 3.
Breeders
who fail to renew on time (30 June each year), will have their listing
removed from the breeders listing on the website, until such a time their
membership is up to date. 4.
Members
and Breeders must not act in any way that reflects badly upon the Club or is
determental to the Club. F. Character
Assessment 1.
After
the assessment, should the animal be above average in breed worth, and should
it have fulfilled breeding requirements outlined in A and B, the animal is
classified as suitable for breeding and therefore can be transferred to the
Main Register. 2.
If
a member who has a neutered dog wishes to have their dogs temperament
assessed, they may do so, though in any case, they will not be eligible for
main registration. G. Showing 1.
Non-(financial)
members are not permitted to enter their dogs in club conformation shows. 2.
Dogs
not registered with the club are not permitted to be shown at club shows. 3.
Points
Awarded at Shows: To achieve the title of WGSDCV Champion, the animal must
achieve 100 points. To achieve the title of WGSDCV Grand Champion, the animal
must achieve 1000 points.
4.
Baby
and Minor Puppy classes are not eligible for points. 5.
Neutered
animals are awarded points, but must only shown in Neutered Classes. 6.
Dogs
who have competed at other organisations Shows up
to December 2005, are eligible to have points awarded carried over to this
Club. 7.
After
a show, certificates shall be awarded to exhibitors stating the total points
awarded by dogs who have won additional points. |
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