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Biewer Club of Canada Breed Order

Members shall, when engaged in the normal course of caring for, breeding, selling, exhibiting and/or
judging purebred dogs, abide by and uphold the principles of the Constitution of the Biewer Breed Club
Canada.

Members shall strive to gain respect for their participation and that of their fellow members in the
foregoing activities and to make the best possible contribution to the improvement of the quality,
temperament, health and welfare of the Biewer Breed at all levels.

Members shall not engage in the breeding or selling of dogs which are not purebred, either as a principal,
agent, intermediary or otherwise include the breeding of Yorkshire Terrier or any other breed back into
the Biewer - Biewer to Biewer breeding exclusively.

Members shall keep dogs in a clean, healthy environment and provide health protection for them through
worming, inoculations and necessary veterinary care, as well as safe and sanitary living quarters.

Membership may be terminated, suspended or refused by the Biewer Breed Club Canada Board of
Directors for any conduct likely to prejudice or damage the Club or comprise the breed. Membership fees
are due upon acceptance and are non refundable and not prorated.

MEMBERS, WHEN BREEDING, SHALL:

1.  Conscientiously plan the placing of the resulting expected offspring.

2.  Strive to maintain or improve the desired qualities of the Biewer breed.

3.  Stand behind the quality and condition of their stock. A member selling a dog or puppy which he/she
knows to have a physical condition or serious deviation from the standard which indicates that the
breeding of the animal would be detrimental to the welfare of the breed will so inform the buyer, and the
sale will be made with an agreement in writing signed by both the buyer and the seller that the dog is not
to be bred. Additional agreements pertaining to spaying or neutering of the animal are encouraged

    a)  All breeding will be planned and aimed at the improvement of the breed with equal
    consideration to type, temperament, health and soundness. The member will be familiar with the
    standard and will do everything in his/her power to discourage breeding from clearly inferior
    specimens of the breed, or to any such specimen with his/her stud and/or bitch. No dogs exhibiting
    a disqualifying hereditary defect, unsound temperament including but not limited to nervous or
    aggressive dogs or dogs of poor health will be bred. Should an accidental breeding occur the
    breeder will notify the Biewer Breed Club Board of Directors immediately and the resulting puppies
    will be neutered/spayed and placed in pet homes. No dogs should be bred with pet store stock.

    b)  Have a licensed practising veterinarian screen bitches and studs for infectious and hereditary
    diseases prior to breeding. The BBCC requires breeding pairs to have Bile Acid testing and/or Liver
    Enzyme testing as well as DNA testing by www.healthgene.com The BBCC also recommends that
    OFA and CERF certification be performed to verify the tested animal does not have Luxating Patella’
    s and is free from ophthalmologic issues

4.  Abide by the following breeding duration

Bitches
    a)  Shall not be breed before twelve (12) months of age or until the second oestrous cycle and
    should not be breed past eight (8) years of age.

    b)  Are not to be breed back to back more than three (3) times producing no more than two (2)
    litters in a twelve (12) month span.

The Stud Dog

    a)  Should be used selectively and should be at least nine (9) months of age

    b)  Shall not be bred to unregistered bitches.

    c)  Has no age restriction as long as he is healthy. Studs over ten (10) years of age require a
    veterinarian certification of heath and semen evaluation.

5.  Who have successfully breed and produced a litter

    a)  Shall keep puppies until at least twelve (12) weeks of age.

    b)  Shall ensure puppies are properly inoculated, de-wormed and fecal tested

    c)  Shall have puppies either random bile acid tested, liver enzyme tested or protein C tested prior to
    leaving for their new home. The decision on which test remains with the breeder and his/her
    veterinarian. A pup with higher elevated numbers on a random bile acid test or liver enzyme test is
    required to undergo a full liver panel test and pre and post bile acid testing

    d)  Shall not have any tail docking performed on any puppy.

    e)  Shall at his or her own discretion decide whether or not to remove dew claws

    f)  Shall not ship any puppies prior to reaching twelve (12) weeks of age

    g)  Are required to permanently identify puppies (microchip and/or tattoo)

    h)  Are required to DNA test all breeding pairs and puppies sold on unrestricted breeding contracts.

    i)  Is required to have DNA testing done prior to registration. Puppies sold as pets are not required
    to have DNA testing.

6.  Shall disclose to the BBCC all abnormalities in the bloodlines and progeny, including appropriate
pedigrees in order to facilitate research and to avoid the passage of these defects.

7.  Shall disclose to the BBCC any instances of liver shunt or any other life threatening congenital disease
and to provide the BBCC with the pedigrees of the sire and dam. The Breeder further agrees never to breed
the same sire and dam together again. The siblings of the affected puppies should be neutered or spayed
and sold as pets. If the puppies were sold prior to the breeder becoming aware of the defect the breeder
shall make every effort to encourage the new owner to have his/her pup spayed or neutered and to never
breed the pup.

8.  Shall not supply animals to pet shops, commercial brokers or dealers.

9.  Shall not supply animals for raffles, give-away prizes or similar projects.

10.  Shall use a Non-Breeding Agreement when disposing of unspayed bitches or complete males not
intended for future breeding and urge the spaying and neutering of such animals by the purchaser. This
official agreement can also be used when selling any animal as it can he removed at any time at the
discretion of the seller.

11.  Shall at their sole discretion enter into a written contract when selling and or purchasing stud
services. The contract should clearly state all the arrangements between the stud owner and client. Each
party should receive a signed copy with any testing documents.

12.   Shall comply with the provisions of the Live Stock Pedigree Act and the By-laws of Biewer Breed
Club Canada in respect to litter registrations and transfer of ownership.

13.  Should urge that, at the purchaser's expense (or as otherwise agreed), a purchased animal he
examined by a veterinarian within 48-72 hours.

14.  Shall provide purchasers with details of proper feeding, general care and advisable inoculations.