Yorkshire Terrier Club of Ethical Hobby Breeders
president: Marsha Pressley
CODE OF ETHICS:
1. I promise, as a member of YTCEHB to strive to better the breed of the
Yorkshire Terrier according to the AKC standards, with the acceptance of
color, allowing alternate colors other than blue and tan and to improve the
lines I am producing, aiming to reduce faults.
2. I promise to comply with the rules of the AKC concerning record keeping
and registration, identification, sale and transfer of my Yorkies.
3. I promise to refer potential puppy buyers to fellow reputable breeders who
are members of this organization YTCEHB and to be helpful and courteous
and respectful of my fellow members who request information and want to learn
more about the breed.
4. I promise that if I choose to offer stud service or share my bitches, that they
shall be screened for infectious diseases and will relate any hereditary
problems that may or may not occur according to my experiences in breeding
my own dogs within my kennel
5. I promise to disclose any hereditary problems to buyers of my puppies,
offer guarantees against such illnesses, and to fully disclose to any potential
clients any serious or disabling hereditary defects, including reasonable
possibility of such.
6. I promise not to defame another member of YTCEHB or to seek to impair
their reputation, provided, however, a member shall report any serious
situation that is detrimental to the breed of is inconsistent with these principles.
7. I promise that any advertising I do involving the sale of my dogs and/or kennel,
to use my own photos, my own material, not to copy or mimic another
member's advertisement, not to use terms as "TEACUP" or other names that may
be considered disrespectful to the breed.
8. Each member may only become a member after having TWO other member's
recommendation and must abide by the rules of this club YTCEHB, and at least one
person who is recommending must have visited the applicant's facility at least once
in the last year preceding application date. *
*while the organization is in its infancy, those who are in official positions will have to determine if an applicant complies with the above until such time that this rule can be implemented
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Yorkshire Terrier Club of Ethical Hobby Breeders
president: Marsha Pressley
CODE OF CONDUCT:
1. Each member shall be willing to help, advise, and mentor in some way or
fashion helping novices and new breeders with advice and guidance. The
welfare of the breed is of utmost concern and the future of the Yorkshire Terrier.
2. All dogs will be kept under safe and sanitary conditions, be given maximum
health care and protection, including regular inoculations and proper nutrition.
Each puppy must be seen per contract of sale, within 5 days of sale by a qualified
licensed vet per SIGNED contract of sale of said puppy.
3. Bitches will only be bred on or after their second heat cycle. They will be
provided w/proper spacing to insure health and unplanned breedings. Bitches will
have no more than TWO cesarean sections and will be spayed after such. Bitches
will be retired before the age of seven (7) years and spayed to live out a normal life.
4. Puppies shall NEVER be sold to pet stores, consignments, auctioned off, raffled, or
used as a prize or any other commercial enterprise, nor sold to unetical breeders.
5. Prospective puppy buyers will be screened to determine that proper care and
a proper environment is suitable for that puppy, according to the best interest
of that puppy, to be sold only to a loving and home where they will live out their
life with that owner as their family.
6. All puppies sold shall be sold w/written contract and/or sales agreement that
shall be signed both by buyer and seller, with agreement displaying clearly
the terms of the sale. The buyer shall be informed that if they cannot keep that
puppy, that it is required for said puppy to be returned to the breeder who will
then be responsible for placement and care of that puppy.
7. Puppies will be sold on a spay/neuter contract as pets only, except to
reputable and ethical breeders/members of YTCEHB or breeders who are trustworthy
and well screened who will comply to all rules according to the YTCEHB. AKC papers
will be properly marked as LIMITED registration to all pet buyers.
8. Puppies must be a minimum of twelve (12) weeks of age to insure adequate
socialization and appropriate emotional and temperament development
through interaction with siblings, dam and other dogs before leaving the breeder's
care and going to a new puppy owner.
9.All puppies sold will provide written details of proper feeding, general care,
Date of wormings and inoculations, grooming instructions, dangers that could occur in t
he home with a new puppy, and future advice when contacted for such.
10. All members of YTCEHB shall own and produce only AKC registered dogs
that are healthy, mature, of sound temperament and free of serious
hereditary and/or congenital disease. Any breedings shall be in the best interest
of the dogs with improvement of the breed in mind.
11. Members of YTCEHB shall be responsible and respect the breed, behave in
a good sportsman like manner and respect all rules. Members are not
required show their dogs, but must be open to learning about the breed and the
betterment of the breed and must attend at LEAST one (1) show per year to learn
about the betterment of the breed and expose themselves to such.
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