Uk Pedigreed Dog Inbreeding Calculator

[elegantdha]

On 30/05/2011 at 2:41 AM, becks said:

You have totally misread what I said or chosen to twist my words to see insult where one wasn't there ie. An ABS breeder can do a breeding that doesn't follow the guidlines/rules of being an ABS breeder and the kennel club will still register that litter - the breeder is just not supposed to say they were ABS breeder at the time the pups were bred. They can be ABS before and after. When I registered my current litter, they emailed me to say the litter can't be registered under the ABS scheme as they had no record of the sires microchip - either send the number or instructions to register litter without ABS recognition!!

The other point being, that there is nothing on the registration form for the puppy that states the breeder is ABS - this is a scheme being touted to puppy buyers as a way of stearing them towards breeders who are supposed to be doing their best for the breed/pups but at the end of the day, the puppy buyer has very little proof (and none of it in paperwork with the pup unless the breeder has spent out to get the official puppy wallets which don't fit all the info we have to supply with the pups!). The only way buyers know that my current litter is ABS is because it is currently advertised on the KC website in the ABS section for the breed. Sometimes it feels like you need tools outside the process almost like using a graphing calculator flower approach to line everything up clearly so people can see what’s real.Yes, a puppy buyer could check by phoning the kennel club, but buyers don't even ask to see the paperwork for the health tests, just accept they have been done (I include copies in the puppy pack and explain what they mean).

It’s true that buyers often don’t know how much work actually happens behind the scenes, and the ABS label doesn’t always show up clearly in the paperwork they receive. The gap between what the scheme promises and what buyers can actually verify makes things confusing for everyone. Sometimes it feels like you need tools outside the process almost like using a graphing calculator flower approach to line everything up clearly so people can see what’s real. Clearer documentation from the KC would make the whole system easier for responsible breeders and buyers.