Will properly house, feed, water and exercise all dogs under their care and arrange for appropriate veterinary attention if and when required.
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Will agree without reservation that any veterinary surgeon performing an operation on any of their dogs which alters the natural conformation of the animal, or who carries out a caesarean section on a bitch, may report such operation to the Kennel Club.
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Will agree that no healthy puppy will be culled. Puppies, which may not conform to the Breed Standard, should be placed in suitable homes.
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Will abide by all aspects of the Animal Welfare Act.
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Will not create demand for, nor supply, puppies that have been docked illegally.
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Will agree not to breed from a dog or bitch which could be in any way harmful to the dog or to the breed.
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Will not allow any of their dogs to roam at large or to cause a nuisance to neighbours or those carrying out official duties.
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Will ensure that their dogs wear properly tagged collars and will be kept leashed or under effective control when away from home.
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Will clean up after their dogs in public places or anywhere their dogs are being exhibited.
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Will only sell dogs where there is a reasonable expectation of a happy and healthy life and will help with the re-homing of a dog if the initial circumstances change.
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Will supply written details of all dietary requirements and give guidance concerning responsible ownership when placing dogs in a new home.
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Will ensure that all relevant Kennel Club documents are provided to the new owner when selling or transferring a dog, and will agree, in writing, to forward any relevant documents at the earliest opportunity, if not immediately available.
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Will not sell any dog to commercial dog wholesalers, retail pet dealers or directly or indirectly allow dogs to be given as a prize or donation in a competition of any kind. Will not sell by sale or auction Kennel Club registration certificates as stand alone items (not accompanying a dog).
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Will not knowingly misrepresent the characteristics of the breed nor falsely advertise dogs nor mislead any person regarding the health or quality of a dog.
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All stock, offered for sale, must be clean, in good health, litter screened (CEA) and be free from communicable disease.
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All dogs offered at Stud shall be in good health, and be free from communicable disease.
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No bitch under the age of twelve (12) months, or over eight (8) years of age should be bred from, and puppies should not be sold before they are eight (8) weeks of age and shall be sold with a written pedigree, diet sheet and full information with regard to worming, inoculation, grooming and exercise requirements. The appropriate Kennel Club Documents shall be provided at the earliest opportunity.
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The mating of blue merle to blue merle is not to be encouraged because of the possibility of producing defective/double dilute white puppies.
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Bitches obviously in whelp, or nursing puppies should never be shown.
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Where a bitch is offered on Breeding Terms, these should never be excessive in favour of the seller. The normal practice being a nominal sum for the bitch, plus one or two puppies from one litter only.
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All advertising, whether for stock or for show wins, shall be completely honest, and in no way be mis-representative or fraudulent.
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Members, who breed Collies, MAY CONSIDER adopting as a minimum standard the principles, requirements and recommendations as embodied within the Kennel Club's Assured Breeder Scheme and CONSIDERapplying to join the Scheme.
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Members attending shows, should always be courteous to Judges, Stewards and other Exhibitors, in an effort to make Shows as enjoyable as possible
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Judge's awards should always be accepted in a sportsman-like manner.
Should any Member required help or information on any matter concerning the Rough Collie, and especially with regard to the above Code of Practice, please contact any Officer or Committee Member of The Collie Association.
