Now what you all might wonder has this got to do with peddie racing. Well possibly quite a lot.
On another list a Border Collie person has suggested that this might be in response to pressure to open the KC Border Collie breed register to Working Sheepdogs (WSD). The WSD's are registered dogs and have pedigree's but they aren't registered with the KC so far. Does this ring any bells for the peddie racers? If this goes ahead then will this open up the whippet breed register for the inclusion of non KC registered racing whippets.
I thought that this might interest people on here.
KENNEL CLUB CONSULTATION ON POSSIBILITY OF
OPENING BREED REGISTER TO CERTAIN PREVIOUSLY UNREGISTERED DOGS
The General Committee of the Kennel Club has recently been considering the
possibility of opening the breed register to individual unregistered dogs
which can, in specific circumstances, be shown to have potential benefit to
future pedigree stock. The Committee has asked that, in view of the
potentially far-reaching implications of this proposal, wide consultation
should take place before a final decision is taken.
PROPOSAL
The intention of this proposal is not to produce a general route for the
registration of otherwise non-eligible dogs. However, there may well be
purebred dogs in the population that are good representatives of a breed,
but which cannot be registered because one or other parent, or both parents
are not registered. One example is a population of Bearded Collies that has
been maintained on farms as purebred dogs, but has remained outside of the
KC registration database. The introduction of some of these dogs into the KC
registration system could, in certain circumstances, have potential benefits
for the breed at large. Another example comes from one of the breeds
identified as a vulnerable breed, the Lancashire Heeler. Several
established breeders have expressed the opinion that the breed register was
closed too early and that there is non-registered Lancashire Heeler stock
that could be incorporated onto the breed database, bringing much needed
genetic variation to the breed.
There may also be individual dogs in various breeds whose parentage is not
registered or is even unknown, but where, with proper justification
provided, the Kennel Club Committee might consider registration to be
appropriate
PAST PRACTICE
The proposal, if carried through, would be the re-introduction of a
procedure that was used until the late 1960s to register dogs which would
not otherwise be able to be registered and has also been used in very recent
times to register individual dogs such as a Saluki imported from a country
which did not have an established kennel club.
CASE BY CASE APPROACH
The suggestion is that each application for registration would be discussed
on a case-by-case basis and would require to be accompanied by support,
which demonstrated the benefit to the breed. Ideally, individual claims for
registration would have breed club support, but it is not suggested that
this would be an absolute requirement. The proposal is that if a dog is
registered in this way, then it would be identified in the breed register by
three asterisks. If the dog was then mated to a dog already on the breed
register, then it is proposed that the litter would have two asterisks. One
of these mated to another dog on the register would mean the 2nd generation
would have one asterisk, and the asterisk would disappear on the third
generation.
PROPOSED REGULATION
The proposed regulation change would be as follows, as an addition to the
Kennel Club B Regulations:
B5. Special Entry to the Breed or Imported Breed Registers.
a. Special entry to the Breed or Imported Breed Register may, at the
discretion of the General Committee, be permitted if:
1) the dog is of a breed that has been recognised for the purposes of
Regulation B1a. or B1b. and
2) the dog is resident in the United Kingdom (except in the Channel
Islands) and
3) one or both of the dog's parents is unregistered; and
4) the dog is over twelve months of age; and
5) the dog is permanently identified either by DNA profile or
microchip.
b. In considering whether or not to permit special entry under
Regulation B.5.a), the General Committee may require written confirmation
that the dog conforms adequately to the relevant Breed Standard from three
judges appointed by the General Committee to examine the dog.
c. If the dog is permitted to be registered its records will be
annotated in accordance with Regulation B2c.
ADDRESS FOR VIEWS
Since this proposal could have far reaching effects, the General Committee,
as stated above, has asked that views of all interested parties are now
widely sought on the matter. Correspondence should be addressed to Dr Jeff
Sampson at the Kennel Club, 1 Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London W1J 8AB.
The closing date for submissions is 31st March 2005
On another list a Border Collie person has suggested that this might be in response to pressure to open the KC Border Collie breed register to Working Sheepdogs (WSD). The WSD's are registered dogs and have pedigree's but they aren't registered with the KC so far. Does this ring any bells for the peddie racers? If this goes ahead then will this open up the whippet breed register for the inclusion of non KC registered racing whippets.
I thought that this might interest people on here.
KENNEL CLUB CONSULTATION ON POSSIBILITY OF
OPENING BREED REGISTER TO CERTAIN PREVIOUSLY UNREGISTERED DOGS
The General Committee of the Kennel Club has recently been considering the
possibility of opening the breed register to individual unregistered dogs
which can, in specific circumstances, be shown to have potential benefit to
future pedigree stock. The Committee has asked that, in view of the
potentially far-reaching implications of this proposal, wide consultation
should take place before a final decision is taken.
PROPOSAL
The intention of this proposal is not to produce a general route for the
registration of otherwise non-eligible dogs. However, there may well be
purebred dogs in the population that are good representatives of a breed,
but which cannot be registered because one or other parent, or both parents
are not registered. One example is a population of Bearded Collies that has
been maintained on farms as purebred dogs, but has remained outside of the
KC registration database. The introduction of some of these dogs into the KC
registration system could, in certain circumstances, have potential benefits
for the breed at large. Another example comes from one of the breeds
identified as a vulnerable breed, the Lancashire Heeler. Several
established breeders have expressed the opinion that the breed register was
closed too early and that there is non-registered Lancashire Heeler stock
that could be incorporated onto the breed database, bringing much needed
genetic variation to the breed.
There may also be individual dogs in various breeds whose parentage is not
registered or is even unknown, but where, with proper justification
provided, the Kennel Club Committee might consider registration to be
appropriate
PAST PRACTICE
The proposal, if carried through, would be the re-introduction of a
procedure that was used until the late 1960s to register dogs which would
not otherwise be able to be registered and has also been used in very recent
times to register individual dogs such as a Saluki imported from a country
which did not have an established kennel club.
CASE BY CASE APPROACH
The suggestion is that each application for registration would be discussed
on a case-by-case basis and would require to be accompanied by support,
which demonstrated the benefit to the breed. Ideally, individual claims for
registration would have breed club support, but it is not suggested that
this would be an absolute requirement. The proposal is that if a dog is
registered in this way, then it would be identified in the breed register by
three asterisks. If the dog was then mated to a dog already on the breed
register, then it is proposed that the litter would have two asterisks. One
of these mated to another dog on the register would mean the 2nd generation
would have one asterisk, and the asterisk would disappear on the third
generation.
PROPOSED REGULATION
The proposed regulation change would be as follows, as an addition to the
Kennel Club B Regulations:
B5. Special Entry to the Breed or Imported Breed Registers.
a. Special entry to the Breed or Imported Breed Register may, at the
discretion of the General Committee, be permitted if:
1) the dog is of a breed that has been recognised for the purposes of
Regulation B1a. or B1b. and
2) the dog is resident in the United Kingdom (except in the Channel
Islands) and
3) one or both of the dog's parents is unregistered; and
4) the dog is over twelve months of age; and
5) the dog is permanently identified either by DNA profile or
microchip.
b. In considering whether or not to permit special entry under
Regulation B.5.a), the General Committee may require written confirmation
that the dog conforms adequately to the relevant Breed Standard from three
judges appointed by the General Committee to examine the dog.
c. If the dog is permitted to be registered its records will be
annotated in accordance with Regulation B2c.
ADDRESS FOR VIEWS
Since this proposal could have far reaching effects, the General Committee,
as stated above, has asked that views of all interested parties are now
widely sought on the matter. Correspondence should be addressed to Dr Jeff
Sampson at the Kennel Club, 1 Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London W1J 8AB.
The closing date for submissions is 31st March 2005
