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CKC News
RG004 –
From Miscellaneous to Recognition
This is a new procedure
for adding a breed to the Miscellaneous List for event participation and
registration purposes.
Effective September 1, 2006
Adding
a Breed to the Miscellaneous List
- One or more resident
Canadian breeders or owners representing a particular breed must make an
application in writing to CKC
- The breed standard,
history and origin of the proposed listed breed and the by laws or rules of
registration from the country of origin shall be confirmed by Head Office (CKC)
with the breed’s kennel club country of origin.
- Once the completed
application and all the supporting documents have been received/verified by Head
Office and providing that it meets with all the requirements of policy, the
breed will be presented to the CKC Board of Directors for approval and polling
of the membership.
- If the result of the
polling of members is favourable to the inclusion of the breed in the
Miscellaneous List, the breed will be added to the List with an indication that
the group in which the breed will be placed for conformation purposes.
- The president of the club
or the spokesperson for the representative group will be advised that the breed
has been accepted as a listed breed.
- A breed that has had no
activity either in obtaining new Miscellaneous Certification numbers of in event
participation for a period of 10 years will be removed from the Miscellaneous
List.
Recognition of a Breed on the Miscellaneous List
- After a breed has been listed on the
Miscellaneous List for a minimum of 3 years, an application for recognition of
the breed may be made in writing by one or more of the Canadian breeders or
owners of the breed.
- There are a number of
steps that must be taken by the applicants before a breed can be moved from the
Miscellaneous List to recognition.
Transitional Rules - Breeds currently included on the Miscellaneous List
- Breeds currently included in the Miscellaneous
List will remain on the list for recognition purposes only for a period of 1
year. After September 1, 2006 those breeds will no longer be eligible to
participate in any CKC event unless they become listed breed in accordance with
Procedure RG004
Note: The “RG 004” is
extremely interesting and exciting. The impact of this new program is huge. If
one “connects the dots” it means that if Border Collie fanciers (for example)
organize into a group and apply for miscellaneous status, and they attain it,
they would be allowed to compete. Ultimately there would be potential for the
breed to move from miscellaneous status to full breed recognition which would
allow them to compete in all venues. That means conformation as well.
Please speak with your
zone Director for further information.
The
Canadian Kennel Club Annual General Meeting took place in Victoria on March 23 -
25. I attended all the meetings and there were some really exciting
announcements made and I'm happy to be in a position to pass on them on.
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Rulebooks are now
available online to CKC members. When you go to the homepage, click on "login"
(under "Search"). Once that screen comes up, enter your CKC number and your
password. A new screen will come up providing you with various items of
information relative to your personal account. Go to the menu bar and click on
"Membership Services". It will drop down and "Event Rules" will be among the
items listed. Click on Event Rules and obedience rules will be listed. Click on
that and you're good to go.
Future plans include providing rules to
non-members for a fee.
You'll need Acrobat
Adobe to download.
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CKC forms are
available online.
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Non Breeding
Agreements and Co Ownership forms will be accepted online.
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Credit card
processing is now accepted on line
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The
vision for the CKC website is wonderful and we're going to find it's easier and
easier to submit applications and obtain information as the months pass.
After 5
years in the making, an agreement between CKC and IAMS has been signed. IAMS
will be providing sponsorship for many Junior Handling events (both conformation
and obedience) and as well, is providing national sponsorship for the Canine
Good Neighbour (CGN) program. As many of you know, the CGN is an essential
program through which public awareness of responsible dog ownership is increased
together with providing a forum for many other important issues.
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