Mission Statement
To Encourage & Support the pursuit of
excellence by providing & administrating
Rules of the New Zealand Kennel Club
Show Regulations
Obedience Regulations
Judges Panel
Registration Regulations
And by encouraging the adoption of a
CODE OF ETHICS
- Owners should properly house, feed,
water and exercise all dogs under their care and arrange
for appropriate veterinary attention if and when desired.
- Owners should not allow any of
their dogs to roam at large or to cause a nuisance
to neighbours or those carrying out official duties.
- Owners should ensure that their
dogs should wear properly tagged collars and should
be kept fully leashed or under effective control when
away from home.
- Owners will clean up after their
dogs in public places or anywhere their dogs are exhibited.
- Owners should agree without reservation
that any veterinary surgeon performing an operation
on their dogs, which could alter the natural confirmation
of the animal should report such an operation to the
New Zealand Kennel Club.
- Owners should not agree to breed
from a bitch in any way which is deleterious to the
bitch or the breed.
- Owners should take care to ensure
that when selling dogs there is a reasonable expectation
of a happy and healthy life and will help with the
rehoming of a dog if the initial circumstances change.
- Owners should provide written details
of all dietary requirements and give guidance concerning
responsible ownership when placing dogs in a new home.
- Owners should not sell any dog
to commercial dog wholesalers, retail pet dealers
or directly or indirectly allow dogs to be given as
a prize or donation in a competition of any kind.
- Owners will not knowingly misrepresent
the characteristics of the breed nor falsely advertise
dogs nor mislead any person regarding the quality
of the dog.
- Owners will ensure that all relevant
New Zealand Kennel Club documents are provided to
the new owners when selling or transferring a dog.
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