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CODE OF ETHICS
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“This code is set forth with the
realization that ethics cannot be legislated and that most
individuals intend to do what is right. The purpose of
this code is to set forth principles of practice that the BBCC
would like to have its members adhere to as they strive to
preserve the quality of the breed. The code represents an
expected minimum in ethical practices, not rules or laws, and
carries no sanctions other than the dictates of one’s
conscience as he or she strives to promote and protect the
Border Collie breed.”
1. To abide by and uphold the principles of
the By-laws of the Bluebonnet Border Collie Club of Texas, Inc.
and The American Kennel Club.
2. To devote myself to the betterment of the breed.
3. To keep my dogs in healthy condition and in a healthy environment.
4. To ensure that my dogs are not a nuisance to my neighbors or my community.
5. To cover by written agreement all stud service terms and keep accurate written records of matings, births, and registration according to the AKC rules.
6. To accept full responsibility for every dog that I breed. To sell on a contract that ensures that I am contacted whenever the owner cannot keep a dog at any time in the dog’s life. To assist in the placement of the dog or accept its return. As owner of a stud dog, to offer stud services only to those breeders who accept full responsibility for what they breed.
7. To refuse to surrender a dog or a puppy to a humane society or shelter,. If the animal is not able to be placed because it has a destructive temperament, is seriously injured, is terminally ill or it would be inhumane to prolong life; to take responsibility for having the dog euthanized.
8. To refrain from any deceptive or erroneous advertising.
9. To cover, in writing, all bills of sale with detailed accuracy including provision of:
2. To devote myself to the betterment of the breed.
3. To keep my dogs in healthy condition and in a healthy environment.
4. To ensure that my dogs are not a nuisance to my neighbors or my community.
5. To cover by written agreement all stud service terms and keep accurate written records of matings, births, and registration according to the AKC rules.
6. To accept full responsibility for every dog that I breed. To sell on a contract that ensures that I am contacted whenever the owner cannot keep a dog at any time in the dog’s life. To assist in the placement of the dog or accept its return. As owner of a stud dog, to offer stud services only to those breeders who accept full responsibility for what they breed.
7. To refuse to surrender a dog or a puppy to a humane society or shelter,. If the animal is not able to be placed because it has a destructive temperament, is seriously injured, is terminally ill or it would be inhumane to prolong life; to take responsibility for having the dog euthanized.
8. To refrain from any deceptive or erroneous advertising.
9. To cover, in writing, all bills of sale with detailed accuracy including provision of:
a. Registration
/litter paperwork,
b. A three generation pedigree,
c. Complete medical history (record),
d, Conditions and
terms of sale,
e, Details on
proper feeding and care,
10. To consider issuing limited
registration papers, subject to the rules of the AKC, or
withholding registration papers until proof of spaying or
neutering is presented on any dog sold or placed as a
companion.
11. To never supply a Border Collie to pet
shops, commercial brokers or dealers, raffles or similar
projects.