"Breed clubs" refers to organized groups or associations that focus on specific dog breeds. These clubs are made up of people who are interested in and dedicated to a particular breed of dog. They come together to promote and protect the breed, share knowledge and resources, and provide support to other dog breed enthusiasts.
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They are often a part of the rescue arm of their
national breed clubs which match dogs for families that want a particular breed.
The sad thing I've noted is the number
of breed clubs where the website provides no breed health information.
The other half is issued to the individual national parent
breed club for use in the support of canine health research, education and / or rescue efforts.
Canine rescues are run by individuals, rescue networks, and
by breed clubs.
Our laboratory has had many productive relationships
with breed clubs like yours that have resulted in the identification of genes for various types of cancer, retinal disease, and other disorders.
The club had refused to give them full recognition because they had no
Parent Breed club.
It could be that your patience, knowledge and kindness make such a difference that a puppy from a responsible breeder or
from breed club rescue finds a good home.
Contact
other breed clubs or breed health organizations that have done surveys to ask about their experiences.
Development of rescue associations for some breeds took years as national and
regional breed clubs slowly recognized the need to care for the breeds they protect and promote.
Part of being a responsible breeder is to participate in and support
breed club work to improve the breed.
We are grateful to all dog owners and
breed clubs who participated in this study.
Recently, leaders of
several breed clubs were discussing the value their national club provided.
They started breeding them in the early 1990's, however, an
official breed club was only established in 1995.
In fact, it is against the written code of ethics in
most breed clubs for any breeder to sell to a pet store.
Shows signs of being a good mentor such as participating in
breed club activities and explains why these things are important to their breeding program.
Well I have my own opinion, but perhaps you will get a better idea if you look at some samples from the codes of ethics of
various breed clubs.
Breed clubs help owners learn about their dogs, keep in touch with others who have high drive dogs, and find out about activities related to the breed.
Each of us we must cooperate within our separate disciplines and areas of canine interest, with our local and national clubs, and
between breed clubs.
To this end they would
like breed clubs / societies to undertake their own «in breed» surveys.
Breed clubs vary in their attitude towards genetics and the health of their breed.
A single - breed (specialty) club representing an eligible breed, and
multiple breed clubs can apply to hold hunting tests.
However, things have changed a bit, and it seems an
entire breed club was created entirely for White German Shepherd Dogs.
Being a member of an all -
breed club allows me to discuss the issues other breeds are dealing with.
A
Belgian breed club was formed, and French and Belgian experts drew up a written standard.
I try to pick sites that seem to have some direct or personal experience with the issues
e.g. breed clubs, breed fans, and sometimes breeders.
National
breed clubs are the heartbeat of any puppy registration kennel club.
These changes have been introduced following extensive consultations
with breed clubs and councils in a collaborative effort to ensure that health and welfare issues are kept at the forefront of everything the scheme does.
The main purpose
of breed clubs is to be the guardian of their breed for future generations.
Talk to trainers, check out breed specific rescue and
breed club websites, get your hands on books, etc..
Breed rescue / welfare refers to a dog rescue service offered by the national and
regional breed clubs.
This may prove difficult with a cross of this nature, as there are currently no
official breed clubs, and a good breeder may be hard to find.
National
breed club members create breed standards (describes temperament and conformation of a specific breed of dog).
You can visit the American Kennel Club website for a list of
AKC breed clubs near you.
ASHGI has also been the beneficiary of fundraisers organized by a number of regional
breed clubs as well as numerous individual donations.
Phrases with «breed clubs»