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HCGB Additional Code of Ethics
Approved at AGM 2014
All breeding should primarily be for the purpose of improving the standard of the breed.
As a Club we recommend all stock be tested for eye problems annually.
1.
Ensure that at all times my dogs are properly housed, watered, exercised and receive Veterinary attention if and when required and are kept fully leashed or under effective control at all times.
2.
Litters should be carefully planned, using healthy bitches and stud dogs of sound temperament and conformation. No bitch shall be mated intentionally under 18 months of age. It is recommend that Bitches should be 2 years of age. Bitches should not be mated on consecutive seasons. It is recommended that bitches have no more than three litters extending to 4 if a singleton is born.
No bitch to be mated over 7 years of age (Veteran).
I shall not knowingly breed from any dog or bitch that I know to have any hereditary disease or defect.
3.
All breeding stock should have current clear eye certificates. That is both the bitch and dog. Eye testing to be carried out within 12 months prior to breeding, under the appropriate KC/BVA scheme, with the results declared to the Havanese Health Officer/Archivist. Only breeders complying to this rule to be recommended to prospective puppy purchases.
4.
Ascertain that all persons acquiring dogs from me clearly understand their responsibility for the care and welfare of the animal and that they have the time and facilities.
5.
That no puppy should be sold unless it has been fully weaned and away from its mother for 3 weeks, or sold under the age of 8 weeks. The breeder shall furnish the buyer with a pedigree and/or registration, worming certificates, diet sheet and useful paperwork where applicable.
6.
To help where possible to re-home dogs sold by me that become homeless due to their owner's death or personal problems.
7.
No breeder should knowingly sell to a retail outlet.
8.
Stud dog owners to satisfy themselves of the condition in which ensuing litters would be raised.
9.
All members will familiarise themselves with the facility offered by the Kennel Club’s endorsement ‘R’ (PROGENY NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REGISTRATION) when registering puppies. Ideally this exclusion should be placed on the registration of all puppies; breeding puppies sold should be subject to an unaffected KC/BVA eye results. All owners should be made aware of this exclusion and an agreement should be signed by all parties.
10.
Members will, when breeding dogs, adopt as a minimum standard the principles, requirements and recommendations as embodied in the Kennel Club Assured Breeder Scheme. It is strongly recommended that members who breed should apply to join the Scheme.