HIGH DESERT LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB
Of CA., Inc.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Membership is open to
persons 18 years of age or older, who are in good standing with
the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB. Annual dues are $20 per year Regular
(Single) Membership. Or $25 per year for Household (two persons
in household) Membership. The application must be signed by two
current members of the HIGH DESERT LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB of
CA., Inc.
please print the following information:
Last Name: _______________________________________First
Name ______________________________________
Address:_______________________________________City:_______________________State:______ZIP:_______
Kennel Name (If any) ______________________________________________________________________________
Name of Spouse (or ONE other household
member)_________________________________________________
Phone#_____________________e-mail
Address ______________________________FAX # ____________________
Areas of Interest in Dogs:___________________________________________________________________________
Occupation(s): ___________________________________________________________________________________
Member Information (use extra sheets of paper if needed)
Names & AKC Numbers (requested but not required) of
all Labrador Retrievers owned:_______________________________________________________________________________________________
# of years owning Labrador Retrievers:
_____________________________
Other Clubs you are a member of:_____________________________________________________________________
Work done for other clubs:__________________________________________________________________________
Would you be interested in holding
an OFFICE or BOARD position with the HDLRC?________________
Endorsing Member: ________________________________________________________Date:
__________________
Endorsing Member: ________________________________________________________Date:
__________________
Applicant Signature:
________________________________________________________Date:
__________________
Applicant Signature_________________________________________________________Date:
__________________
Send
dues with application to:Susan Martin --- HDLRC of CA, Inc.
Membership Chair
2055 W. Clover Ave, Anaheim, CA 92801
(714) 956-2236
***BE SURE YOU HAVE SIGNED YOUR APPLICATION and that you have
included your check and have signed the breeders code of ethics
on page two of this document ******
Endorsing
members - please send a short note explaining how you know this
applicant to Susan Martin at the above address.
The HDLRC Board requests that endorsing members be from two different
households
be sure to sign next
page...
HIGH DESERT LABRADOR
RETRIEVER CLUB OF Ca., Inc.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION - Breeders Code Of Ethics
All members
must sign regardless of intent to breed
The High Desert Labrador Retriever
Club of CA, Inc., asserts that its membership has an obligation
to the Labrador retriever to preserve the magnificence of the
breed without exploiting it. In addition, it is asserted that
this club owes an obligation to future members and others interested
in the Labrador retriever breed, and thereby sets forth this code
of ethics for decision making with regard to the breeding, exhibition,
husbandry, and representation of the breed.
- Responsibilities of members:
- Read and familiarize yourself
with the Breed Standard for the Labrador Retriever
- Support and abide by the rules
of the American Kennel Club.
- Assume the responsibility to
maintain the best possible standards of proper feeding, health,
veterinary care, and training of all Labrador retrievers in your
care.
- Always conduct yourself at any
dog event in a manner which will reflect well upon HDLRC and
the Labrador Retriever breed.
- Refrain from public criticism
or maligning of other members or their dogs, as well as other
Labrador retriever clubs.
- Never knowingly place a Labrador
retriever with persons who would not provide proper and humane
care to the dog, sell any Labrador retriever to a pet shop, research
facility, wholesale dealers in dogs, or offer for auction any
Labrador retriever.
- Breed only registered Labrador
retrievers with other registered Labrador retrievers, and keep
accurate records of ownership, health, and matings.
- Maintain the natural ability
and personality of the Labrador retriever for work as a gun dog.
- Breed a litter only when it
is conscientiously felt that such breeding will result in improvement
or preservation of the qualities inherent in the breed. Prior
to any breeding, owners of the bitch and dog shall supply to
each other accurate and complete information on their dog or
bitch with respect to all genetic testing, or undesirable characteristics
of which they are aware.
- Breed only those dogs certified
clear of genetic joint diseases at two years of age by one of
the following: The O.F.A., Wind-Morgan, or PennHip Distraction
Index. Males bred before the age of two years, should have preliminary
certification by any of the above mentioned methods within one
year of breeding.
Breed only those dogs that have been certified up to the age
of 6 years, as free from evidence of inherited eye disease on
an examination report from Diplomates of the American College
of Veterinary Ophthalmology.
- No bitch shall be bred before
the age of two years to allow for maturity, nor shall she have
more than one litter in a 12-month period or more than 5 litters
in her lifetime.
- Screen all prospective purchasers
to assure that each puppy will have a safe and loving home. Each
breeder shall accurately represent each puppy to the prospective
purchaser and furnish prospective purchasers with information
on appropriate genetic clearances on the sire and dam, as well
as health records on each puppy. Details on feeding and proper
care shall be provided to the purchaser.
- Release puppies to new homes
no earlier than the age of eight weeks.
- It is recommended that the purchaser
of any puppy not sold as a show or breeding animal be provided
with an AKC Limited Registration for that puppy.
- Accept responsibility for those
animals that are the result of your breeding and are at risk
of abandonment, in need of rescue, or found in an animal shelter.
- Failure to abide by the HDLRC
Code of Ethics is subject to disciplinary actions up to and including
loss of membership.
Applicant #1 signature _____________________________________________Date:
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- Applicant #2 signature _____________________________________________Date:
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for club use only______________________________________
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