Breeding regulations
ZG Retromops Zucht
Vom Alten Backofen
BREEDING RULES OF
the Zuechtergemeinschaft RETROMOPS
(FORMERLY: Züchterkreis für den RETROMOPS)
FROM NOVEMBER 28, 2008
IN THE VERSION
FROM FEBRUARY 11, 2020
§ 1. General
The breeding and registration provisions of the breeders' association for the retro mops, which is managed as a non-profit-making GbR, serve to maintain and promote the breed mops with the special aim of combating the health problems resulting from the over-typing of the standard mops. The breeding of a suitable foreign breed (see § 6) and the subsequent breeding back to the breed pug is the chosen way.
It can only be bred with healthy and stable dogs. A dog is genetically healthy if he inherits breed type and behavior, but not inherited defects that impair the functional health of his offspring. Hereditary defects and diseases are - as far as recognizable - recorded and evaluated by the breeding supervisor and the stud bookkeeping as registry office and fought against according to plan.
The breeder members are responsible for their breeding results. In this respect, the breeders' association does not guarantee; liability is expressly excluded.
The present breeding regulations have been drawn up to implement the specified breeding goals. Violations or non-compliance with the breeding regulations can be punished with the exclusion from the breeding community and the withdrawal of the license to carry the brand name "ZG Retromops".
§ 2 breeders
The breeding right within the ZG only applies to persons who have acquired a license to use the brand name "ZG Retromops" and a membership in the breeding community. The license is only granted for a period of two years. There is no binding right to renew the license. The license agreement regulates everything else.
Membership in the breeding community expires automatically when the license expires.
Owners of stud dogs who do not breed themselves can - as far as their male is registered or registered in the local stud book - become a member of the ZG on request without acquiring a breeding license. The breeding management decides on the admission in agreement with the breeding staff.
Every licensed breeder and every stud dog owner who has joined the ZG represents them. In addition to a sound knowledge in the areas of dog breeding, dog keeping, upbringing and nutrition, this also requires a corresponding professional appearance in public (including in internet forums and in social networks of all kinds) as well as appropriate handling of puppy buyers and prospective customers. Behavior that damages reputation can lead to exclusion from the breeding community and the withdrawal of the license to use the “ZG Retromops” brand name.
All breeders work consensually and with each other on the breeding goal formulated in § 1, which rules out competitive behavior among breeder members. Outrageous advertisements are outlawed. Participation in exhibitions and advertising with the exhibition results in favor of your own breeding runs counter to the breeding program of the breeding community and is not practiced.
Experienced breeders should support a new breeder as sponsors. Breeding sponsors are mediated by the breeding management. Anyone who has raised at least four litters is considered to be experienced. There is no enforceable obligation to sponsor.
The breeder is obliged to notify the breeding management immediately of any disease of his offspring which has become known and which could indicate an hereditary disposition. If medical reports or certificates are already available, these must be submitted in writing. The breeding management decides on subsequent measures up to the exclusion of breeding of the respective parent animal.
§ 3 kennel name
Each breeder member is granted kennel name protection. The kennel name is requested from the stud bookkeeping. The kennel name should differ significantly from a kennel name already given in other clubs for the breed "pug".
§ 4 kennel
The accommodation of the breeding animals and the puppies in kennels or in separate rooms such as cellars, barns or garden houses is expressly prohibited.
When raising the puppies, it must be ensured that there is sufficient space and regular contact with the breeder, his family and his environment. The necessary hygiene measures must be observed. The throwing bearing must be dry and protected from drafts. The mother dog must be able to separate from the puppies at any time.
Depending on the weather conditions, the puppies should be allowed adequate exercise outside the domestic litter camp (garden; terrace). The run should be as varied as possible and offer the puppies various stimuli and play options.
Monitoring of compliance with these requirements is the responsibility of the breeding management and the breeding keepers or the competent persons commissioned by them. To perform this task, the breeder must grant the aforementioned group of people access to his kennel.
§ 5 breeding waiting
In addition to the breeding sponsors, the breeding attendants have the task of providing advice to the breeders. They also control breeding, compliance with the breeding regulations and - as far as recognizable - record hereditary defects and diseases for regular breeding control.
§ 6 Approved and forbidden inbreeding
All non-extreme breeding forms of the pug are recognized in the breeding work:
a) the "Old German Pug"
b) the American "terrier-typed pug" ("pug in the terrier type")
c) the russell-influenced retromops (up to 1/4 terrier-influenced) and its original form Rassmo
(F PR)
d) the pinscher influenced retromops (up to 1/4 pinscher influenced) and its initial form Muggin (F Pi)
e) since 02. 2019: the beagle-influenced pugpuggle (1/4 beagle-influenced) and its initial form puggle
(F Be)
f) since 09.2019: the retromops influenced by patterdale (1/4 influenced by patterdale)
(F PT)
as well as pugs and colored pugs, the phenotype of which is none
have agonizing, extreme breeding traits.
The breeds approved for breeding are currently Parson Russel, Deutscher Pinscher, Patterdale Terrier and Beagle. The breeding bookkeeping and the breeding watchman can decide on the breeding of other suitable breeds if this measure can be expected to improve breeding.
Breeds that lead the retromops in its physiognomy clearly away from the appearance of the pug are excluded from breeding. This includes
- Breeding of breeds that contribute to a significant change in size, eg Chihuahua (short stature), boxer, Labrador (increase in size).
- Inbreeding that can lead to short legs, eg Pekingese, Dachshund
- Breeding that can change the fur structure sustainably. The breeding of breeds with long, curly or laced coat (e.g. poodle, Shih Tzu, Cocker, Chavalier, etc.) is prohibited.
The breeds excluded in paragraph 3 for single breeding cannot be included in the breeding program by a subsequent decision within the meaning of paragraph 2 (absolute grounds for exclusion).
§ 7 Forbidden color breeding
The ZG Retromops may have other color changes such as brindle, piebald, platinum or black and tan in addition to the standard colors of the pug (beige in different variants, black) due to the approved foreign blood inbred. White breeding (ie breeding with the aim of producing white dogs) and breeding with the defective gene "Merle" are expressly prohibited.
§ 8 Basic breeding regulations
Males and bitches must provide proof of breeding fitness. This can be issued by the breeding supervisor or the breeding management or the veterinarian.
The minimum age for stud dogs is 12 months; the bitches must not be occupied before the second heat, and the bitch must not be less than 14 months of age. Bitches may not be covered by different males in one heat period.
Pairings with males bred outside the breeding community are to be agreed with the breeding management and approved by the breeding management.
Bitches may have one litter per calendar year. In total they can have 4 litters; the use of a breeding bitch for another litter requires the approval of the breeding management.
A bitch can be used for breeding up to the age of 8. The key date is the day of occupancy. No age limit is set for a stud dog.
A cesarean section must be reported to the stud bookkeeping. After the second caesarean section, the affected bitch may no longer be bred.
§ 9 Dogs not admitted to breeding / errors excluding breeding
Not admitted to breeding or mistakes that are excluded from breeding:
- extremely chronic snoring and / or shortness of breath
- hereditary eye diseases
- physically weak dogs
- generalized demodicosis
- cryptorchidism or monorchidism
- behavioral disorders, excessive aggressiveness
- Dogs that have congenital malformations, recognizable hereditary defects and recognizable hereditary diseases (e.g. rabbit groove, split throat, congenital blindness or deafness, epilepsy)
- Leucism
- bitches who have given birth twice with a cesarean section, cf. § 8 paragraph 6.
Only dogs that are free of patella luxation (PL) after palpatory examination and - since 10th 2019: X-rayed on wedge vertebrae are admitted for breeding. In addition, a general examination by the veterinarian is mandatory, in particular the eyes are examined.
A breeding license that has already been issued can be withdrawn from animals for which a breeding exclusion error occurs only after breeding approval, or for which it can be seen from night breeding control that a breeding license can be passed on (see also Section 2 (7)).
Pedigree records for dogs that are no longer (or no longer) approved for breeding are marked "not suitable for breeding" by the studbook.
§ 10 Control of genetic diseases
Necrotizing Meningoencephalitis (PDE) [1]
Dogs that are not carriers of the mutation in DLA-DPB1, which is regarded as a high-risk factor for the 'necrotizing meningoencephalitis' - pug dog encephalitis (PDE), should preferably be used in breeding.
Heterozygous (N / NME) and homozygous (NME / NME) carriers of the defect gene may only be mated with free animals (N / N).
The genotype of the parent animals is noted on the pedigree.
Primary lens dislocation (PLL) [2]
Homozygous carriers of the defect gene (PLL / PLL) and heterozygous carriers (N / PLL) may only be paired with free animals (N / N).
The genotype of the parent animals is noted on the pedigree.
May Hegglin Anomaly (MHA) [2]
Register dogs must be examined for the mutation of the MYH9 gene, which is responsible for the autosomal dominant hereditary disease MHA, before breeding. Heterozygous (N / MHA) and homozygous (MHA / MHA) carriers are excluded from breeding without exception.
Register dogs in the sense of this regulation are dogs in which one or both parent animals with a pheno-typical predominant pug percentage does not come from a breeding association.
Hyperuricosuria (SLC) [2]
The following also applies to whitewashes with stippling across the entire body (ticking): Before breeding approval, a corresponding genetic test for hyperuricosuria must be carried out. Heterozygous (N / SLC) and homozygous (SLC / SLC) carriers of the defect gene may only be mated with free animals (N / N).
For F1 PR or F1 PT and F2 PR or F2 PT pairings with each other and mutually, the following also applies: [2]
Progressive retinal atrophy (prcd-PRA)
(Heterozygous (N / PRA) and homozygous (PRA / PRA) carriers of the defect gene may only be mated with free animals (N / N).
The genotype of the parent animals is noted on the pedigree.
The following also applies to F1 PR and F2 PR pairings: [2]
Late onset ataxia (LOA)
Heterozygous (N / LOA) and homozygous (LOA / LOA) carriers of the defect gene may only be mated with free animals (N / N).
The genotype of the parent animals is noted on the pedigree.
Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA)
Heterozygous (N / SCA) and homozygous (SCA / SCA) carriers of the defect gene may only be mated with free animals (N / N).
The genotype of the parent animals is noted on the pedigree.
The following also applies to F1 Pi and F2 Pi pairings: [2]
von Willebrand disease type 1 (vWD 1)
Heterozygous (N / vWD 1) and homozygous (vWD 1 / vWD 1) carriers of the defect gene may only be mated with free animals (N / N).
The genotype of the parent animals is noted on the pedigree.
The following also applies to F1 Be and F2 Be matings: [2]
Lafora epilepsy (LD)
Heterozygous (N / LD) and homozygous (LD / LD) carriers of the defect gene may only be paired with free animals (N / N).
The genotype of the parent animals is noted on the pedigree.
Imerslund-Gräsbeck Syndrome (IGS)
Heterozygous (N / IGS) and homozygous (IGS / IGS) carriers of the defect gene may only be mated with free animals (N / N).
The genotype of the parent animals is noted on the pedigree.
Section 11 Line breeding, inbreeding
In principle, the planned inbreeding coefficient should be kept as low as possible. Incest mating between parents and children as well as sibling and - since February 2020: half-sibling mating is not allowed.
§ 12 Stud Book
The breeding community for the retromops keeps a stud book. The breeding management is responsible for this, keeping all records submitted by the breeders in a safe place.
The breeders affiliated to the ZG undertake to have all dogs bred by them in the breeding direction "Retromops" entered in the breeding book of the ZG.
In the stud book, all dogs that are thrown are continuously entered with a stud book number. The entry contains the litter size, name, date of birth, gender, color, parentage, grandparents, and the name of the breeder.
The puppies are named in alphabetical order for each litter (A-litter, B-litter etc.).
The recording of a litter in the stud book and the assignment of the stud book number is also done in alphabetical order, whereby it is imperative to first record the males and then the bitches.
In the case of repetitions of names, an appropriate addition must be used to ensure that the names given differ significantly from one another. The stud book office can reject names that appear inappropriate.
§ 13 Mating act, mating fee and mating certificate
After the mating act has been completed, the mating certificate must be filled in and handed over to the owner of the breeding bitch. The breeding certificate must be sent to the stud book within 10 days of the breeding act.
The owner of the stud dog and the breeding bitch owner is liable, each individually, with his signature on the breeding certificate for the correctness of his information.
The determination of the stud fee and its payment modalities are exclusively a matter between the breeder and stud dog owner.
The breeder must inform the owner of the stud dog of the result of the litter within 10 days after the litter, or of the bitch remaining empty after knowledge, but at the latest within 10 days after the calculated litter date.
The breeder must inform the stud bookkeeping immediately, but at the latest within 10 days of becoming aware of the fact that the bitch remains empty or abortion. An informal notification is sufficient.
§ 14 Litter announcement
The breeding bookkeeping must be submitted to the registration and registration of a litter:
· The cover slip
· The litter registration slip
· Original pedigree of the breeding bitch and copy of the pedigree of the stud dog
The registration of a litter to the stud book takes place in alphabetical order, whereby it is imperative to first name the males and then the bitches together with the chip numbers.
§ 15 puppies
The puppies have to be dewormed several times and given an SHL P vaccination (distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus). For unequivocal identification they have to be chipped; a tattoo is not considered sufficient. The chip number is to be noted in the vaccination certificate, on the pedigree and in the sales contract.
The puppies may only be handed in after the 8th week of life at the earliest. The puppies must have a minimum weight of about 2 kg at the time of delivery.
§ 16 pedigree
The pedigree is a pedigree and a legal document. Additions or changes may only be made by the studbook. Pedigree and dog go together.
Pedigree records must be clearly marked with the emblem of the breeding community and signed by the stud bookkeeping and the responsible breeder. With his signature, the breeder confirms the accuracy of the information contained therein.
Each litter is noted on the mother's pedigree with the number of puppies born and their sex.
The pedigree remains the property of the breeders' association, which can request the pedigree to be returned after the dog's death. The breeders' association can also ask for the pedigree to check, correct or complete entries.
Lost pedigrees are to be declared invalid. The loss must be substantiated by an affidavit by the former owner. The stud book records then make a duplicate. The note "duplicate" must be clearly marked on the pedigree.
§ 17 fees
Fees may be charged for individual services of the breeding book office and the breeding station. The fees are listed in the CCNR fee schedule.
§ 18 data protection
Passing on data of the breeding value assessment to third parties or their commercial use as well as storing and / or editing the content of the breeding book in electronic media is not permitted.
§ 19 Severability clause
The original version of the breeding regulations entered into force on December 1, 2009. The first revision took effect on February 2, 2017, the second revision on October 1, 2019 and the third revision on February 19, 2020.
The nullity of individual parts does not result in the nullity of the breeding regulations as a whole. The void or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by the effective and feasible regulation, the effects of which come closest to the actual objective that the decision-making parties pursued with the ineffective or unenforceable provision.
[1] Valid since 2012 (PDE - updated in September 2019)
[2] Valid since 2019
Address
eifelmops@unser-retromops.de
Alter Ofen 4, 53945 Blankenheim, Germany