Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject: KC News
Bobtails to be registered
Quote:
"THE KENNEL Club has acceded to requests from the Brittany Club of Great Britain and the Swedish Vallhund Society to record on registration certificates puppies born with naturally bobbed tails.
This positive move was made in order to help breeders identify which dogs or lines carry the tailless gene.
The status of the tail length is to be recorded behind the name of the breed, for example Swedish Vallhund (bobtail).
The word bobtail is the only description of the tail which will be accepted, the KC says.
The description of any other tail length or tails which are not naturally bobbed, such as ‘full tail’ or ‘legally docked’ will not be recorded. If breeders want bobtail to be recorded on the registration certificate, confirmation of the tail status of puppies must be accompanied by veterinary certification on the practice’s headed paper and sent with the litter registration form."
I have asked them if bobtails may be retrospectively registered (with corroboration, obviously), so that we can have an even better idea of bobtail lines.
Edited 12 Dec - received telephone call from KC and discussed retrospective registration of bobtails - I will be in discussion with the Breeder Services representative at the KC early next week. _________________ Annie
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Last edited by doganjo on Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:31 pm; edited 3 times in total
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject: BBC drops Crufts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7779686.stm _________________ Annie
Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away
That's a shame.
I was thinking of phoning in during the broadcast to ask why their panel of presenters never disagree with the judges, unlike football, tennis, rugby or any other pastime or sport which has referees, umpires or judges.
_________________ If a job's worth doing, it's worth paying somebody else to do it properly
The Kennel Club has announced that it will crack down on the small number of breeders who continue to use the practice of mating close relatives by refusing to register those puppies that are born from any mother/son, father/daughter or brother/sister mating, taking place on or after 1st March 2009. Departures from this principle will only be made in exceptional circumstances or for scientifically proven welfare reasons. Kennel Club research into the genetic diversity of all breeds in the UK is ongoing and further changes will be considered in the future, on a breed specific basis.
Additionally, all dog owners and breeders will be required to permanently identify their dogs, via microchip or tattoo, from January 2010, in order to participate in the Kennel Club/British Veterinary Association health schemes for eye disease and hip and elbow dysplasia. These schemes have been in place for many years and give dog owners in relevant breeds the opportunity to test for a number of common disorders; this move is introduced, at the express request of the veterinary profession, to ensure the fairness and accuracy of the results of the schemes. _________________ Annie
Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away
If you have a naturally bobtail dog/bitch and your vet will sign a letter stating that it is a natural tail then the KC will add the information to your dogs details. ie; if my vet looks at Merlin and can say that he was not docked then they will add bob tail to his registration for me....when asked the question ' if my vet cannot tell the difference how will anyone be able to tell if any dog was or wasn't docked ' no-one at the KC was able to answer me This whole situation is still as clear as mud Bearing in mind that Merlin was born before the docking ban and he was born with a bob tail so carries the gene for taillessness _________________ Jan
Merlin, hips 9/9=18 and Ghillie, hips 8/9=17
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The only proof is when they sire a litter, and even then it may not be conclusive. Allez is a bob too but my vets haven't been able to tell the difference either between his and Belle's (also a bob) and Freckles who was docked.
Allez and belle's litter followed the recognized stats for a bob to bob mating - 2 thirds bob, 1 third long.
If I were to mate Allez to Freckles, which I won't as I feel it is too close, then the stats would predict a 50/50 bob to long split.
Nightmare! _________________ Annie
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So the stats predict an even number of pups to a long/bob cross. Aren't statistics wonderful _________________ My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am.
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' no-one at the KC was able to answer me 
This whole situation is still as clear as mud 
