Breeding policy
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Breeding policy |
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The Dutch Breed Club, VHB, has offical regulations with respect to breeding. Every breeder who is a member of the VHB has to comply with these regulations. Here you can find a brief summary.
 | Both parents must be officially x-rayed for hip dysplasia at a minimum age of 18 months. Allowed combinations are: (to compare different hip scoring, click here)
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| Examination of elbows is strongly recommended. | |||||||||||||||
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A bitch has to be at least 24 months old before being mated for her first litter. | |||||||||||||||
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She should be mated for the first time before she reaches the age of 5 years. | |||||||||||||||
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The mating of the last litter has to be before the age of 8 years. | |||||||||||||||
| The maximum number of litters of one bitch is 4. | |||||||||||||||
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Between 2 litters of the same bitch there has to be a period of at least 12 months. | |||||||||||||||
| Both parents must qualify Very Good at a show at least once at the minimum age of 15 months. If one parent has a Very Good, the other one should have Excellent. | |||||||||||||||
| Breeder takes care that all puppies are wormed, vaccinated, chipped and will get a pedigree. | |||||||||||||||
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Breeder is obliged to socialise the puppies and give honest advise to the new owners. | |||||||||||||||
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Breeder will only breed with healthy and mentally stable animals. | |||||||||||||||
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Breeder is willing to make arrangements e.g. take back a puppy if some unforseen illness or defect would appear. |
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