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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
 
Doubt this will affect peddie racing (except maybe club racing). Remember the acceptable "5" generation pedigree rule ;)
 
Judy said:
Doubt this will affect peddie racing (except maybe club racing). Remember the acceptable  "5" generation pedigree rule  ;)
Judy ...what " 5 " Generation rule is that then ???... think you'll find that the 5 gen rule is nonsence and should read "pedigree (no matter how distant) is acceptable to the WCRA "....Hmmmm a bit of des ja vous there... :unsure: ( not sure of the spelling ).
 
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Hi Chris - Why do you think the 5 was in " " :D
 

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