We would like to welcome ALL Utonagan owners and enthusiasts to join us in celebrating this magnificent breed!
OUR POLICY STATEMENT & BREEDERS CODE OF ETHICS
For the sake of convenience the male pronoun has been used throughout this statement, its provisions apply to members of either sex. Except where apparent the word “dog” applies to both sexes.
This code applies with equal weight to both the breeder of the litter and the stud dog owner.
All breeding should be aimed at the improvement of the breed. Before breeding a litter, equal weight should be given to type, temperament, health and soundness. The hope of financial gain should not be of primary consideration.
No bitch should be bred from until she is 2 years old, and should always have a full season between litters. No bitch should be bred after the age of 7 years old or have more than 4 litters.
Until this breed is well established dispensation may be granted from BUA panel for a specific mating.
Members should discourage breeding from clearly inferior specimens, and the owner of the stud dog should refuse to use these specimens. Aggressive dogs should not be bred from they are not satisfactory pets or breeding stock.
All dogs used should have a satisfactory hip score and elbow score if scored after 2009, and be well within the breed average, and should be BVA eye tested results available for BUA and owners of a prospective mate. All breeding dogs must be DNA profiled and logged at the Kennel Club. All endorsements MUST be uplifted with any other healths done as required.
Members who have bred puppies with a problem that a vet classifies as hereditary or if they have a serious divergence to breed standard should make their findings public, and make the BUA and progeny owners aware of this, Stud owners should agree to this also.
Any member undertaking breeding should have the facilities to take back any puppies and/or re-home them suitably.
No dogs or puppies should be sold to a pet shop, laboratory, and dealer.
Puppies should not leave the dam until they are 8 weeks old and fully weaned.
Prospective buyers should be screened and informed of the true nature of the Utonagan, feeding, training, worming, etc and should be shown an adult specimen of the breed.
New owners should sign a contract stipulating breeding endorsements with an explanation to what they are and the procedures involved in lifting them.
Puppies should all be micro-chipped, eye screened, vet checked, wormed and registered before they leave the breeder.
No puppy which has any known defect or showing any departure from breed standard should be sold without the purchaser being made fully aware of such and any possible consequences.
Each purchaser should be provided at time of sale with: pedigree, diet sheet, info on inoculations, wormers, training and Registration certificate with endorsements - change of ownership papers and free membership.
It should be stressed to all purchasers that they should contact the breeder with any problems there may be with the puppy and the breeder must be off assistance.
All BUA Accredited dogs MUST be mated with only BUA Accredited Dogs, and/or approved founders in order that puppies will be registered.
UPDATED NOVEMBER 2010
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