1.
abide
by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Trinity
Valley Cairn Terrier Club and the American Kennel Club.
2.
agree that indiscriminate breeding and/or breeding in large numbers sets a
poor public example, which contributes to an overpopulation problem and leads
to overall deterioration of the breed.
3.
at
all times display good sportsmanship and conduct myself in such a manner as to
reflect credit upon the Club and the breed.
4.
maintain
and provide complete, accurate breeding records in accordance with the
American Kennel Club rules and regulations and identification systems.
5.
familiarize myself with the Cairn Terrier Standard and breed ONLY dogs and
bitches of characteristic type, sound structure and temperament, and direct my
efforts to producing dogs and bitches in conformity to the Cairn Terrier
Standard.
6.
breed no bitch before her second season, or eighteen months of age, nor breed
a bitch on more than two consecutive seasons.
7.
discontinue
breeding Cairn Terriers which have produced one or more offspring with serious
inherited defects detrimental to the animal's well being in each of two
separate litters as a result of breeding with two different partners.
8.
not undertake the breeding of a bitch unless prepared to keep the resulting
puppies until each is suitably placed, nor offering a dog at stud unless
similar assurances in writing are obtained from the owners of outside bitches.
9.
offer
no stud service to bitches; or accept stud services from dogs:
a.
with no AKC registration papers or pedigree;
b.
obtained from pet shops, catalog houses, puppy mills, trader’s villages or
any other source inconsistent with a reasonable expectation of offspring that
perpetuate or improve the breed ;
c.
to owners who will not agree that all offspring from such a mating (who are
not going to a show home) will be sold only on spay neuter contracts and with
limited registration.
Should
it be determined by the club’s Board of Directors , upon an official
complaint according to the TVCTC Constitution, that any club member
intentionally engaged in breeding practices described above, that member
shall, at the discretion of the Board, be subject to procedures and sanctions,
including expulsion, as described in Article VI (Discipline) of the club’s
Constitution and Bylaws.
10.
maintain all puppies and adults in a clean and healthy condition and
environment, whether you own dogs or those placed in your care.
11.
not sell any puppies until they are at least 10 weeks and preferably 12 weeks
of age, nor sell any adult or puppies without appropriate inoculations and
proof of those inoculations given to the new owner. In addition assure all
purchasers are supplied with accurate and valid papers to include a
four-generation pedigree, certificate, written health guarantee, inoculation
records and suggestions for the care and feeding. State emphatically your
willingness to have puppies that you have bred or sold returned to you
regardless of age and state financial arrangements for return in advance.
12.
require a spay/neuter contract with the sale of all non-show or non-breeding
quality dogs, retain all papers until proof of the spay/neuter is furnished,
or register as non-breeding stock (limited registration) any puppies or adults
with known physical defects or which show definite departure from the Cairn
Terrier Standard.
13.
not
engage in wholesaling, distributing or selling any Cairn Terrier to pet
dealers, catalog houses or other commercial sources, nor supply any Cairn
Terrier for raffles, lotteries or laboratory experimentation or
indiscriminately offer stud service.
14.
refrain
from any activities that would not be in the best interest of the breed,
purebred dog fancy, the Trinity Valley Cairn Terrier Club, the Cairn Terrier
Club of America and the American Kennel Club.
15.
agree
to mentor, when appropriate, all new club members who I have sponsored.
16.
assist the novice and educate the public to reflect credit to the sport of
purebred dogs.
17. accept lifetime responsibility for the welfare
of the dogs I breed and be ready and willing to take back or re-home dogs of
my breeding should the owner become unable to care for these dogs.
Adopted October 2004
