BYLAW B: BOERBOEL DATABASE AND REGISTERS
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DATABASE
1.1
The registration system of the Society shall consist of the Boerboel
Database, and shall be maintained and operated on its behalf by a
Registering Authority, appointed by the Society in terms of the
Animal Improvement Act.
1.2
Animals shall only be taken up in the Boerboel Database after
approval according to the Breed Standard as stipulated by the Board
from time to time.
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REGISTERS
The Boerboel Database is divided into
* five main Registers:
a)
Stud Book Proper Register (SP: Full
registration)
b)
Development Register:
i.
Basic Section (BS)
ii.
Annexure A (A)
iii.
Annexure B (B)
c)
Stud Register (SR: Elite group)
d)
Pet Register (PET)
e)
Other Organisation’s Register (OOR)
*
Definitions: Stud Book Proper Register (SP)
is for dogs with full registration.
*
Stud Register (SR) is for the elite group of dogs that obtained
appraisal scores of 85% and above, and that comply with the
prescribed health testing.
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STUD BOOK PROPER REGISTER (SP)
3.1
A dog shall be eligible for full registration
and entry in the Stud Book Proper Register (SP) after it has been
appraised on individual merit and complies with the minimum
requirements of the Breed Standard, and provided that:
a)
it has a valid Birth Notification/Birth
Certificate, and in the case of a re-appraisal, the Registration
Certificate;
b)
it has been microchipped;
c)
the Birth Notification was submitted under
the prefix (stud/kennel name) of the legal owner of the dam at the
time of birth of litter.
d)
it attained the minimum appraisal score of
75% at a SABBS appraisal.
e)
Both parents must have a DNA profile.
3.2
The progeny of a Stud Book Proper Register (SP) dog mated to an SP
dog shall be eligible for registration in the Stud Book Proper
Register (SP), provided that they had been appraised at 75% or more
and approved in accordance with all other requirements pertaining to
the Stud Book Proper Register.
3.3
The progeny of an Annexure B dog mated to an Annexure B or SP dog
shall be eligible for registration in the Stud Book Proper Register
(SP), provided that they have been appraised 85% or higher and
approved in accordance with all other requirements pertaining to the
Stud Book Proper Register (SP) and Development Registers.
3.4
Requirements for full registration
3.4.1
DNA profiles must be submitted for all breeding dogs (male and
female) for the registration of their offspring.
3.4.2
SABBS recommends that breeders use a dog in
the Stud Book Proper Register (SP) when breeding with a Development
Register dog.
The table below sets out the development stages for the Development
Register:
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DEVELOPMENT REGISTER: Basic (BS), Annexure A and Annexure B (Developing dogs)
4.1
Requirements
4.1.1
The Board may consider the merits of an
application by the owner of a dog - where the required documentation
is incomplete or non-existent - for inclusion in the Development
Register, provided that:
a)
The dog presents with the conformation, type
and temperament of the breed, conform to the Breed Standard and is
appraised at a minimum of 80%.
b)
The progeny of the dog may be included in the
Development Register if they also receive a minimum score of 80%
during the development stages.
c)
The progeny of the dog that have passed through the development
stages may be entered into the Stud Book Proper Register (SP: full
registration) if they are appraised at no less than 85%. If this
percentage is not attained, they shall remain in the Development
Register.
4.1.2
Dogs entering the Development Register must
have microchips, have been DNA profiled and health tested to meet the
following standards:
a)
b)
Hip and Elbow Dysplasia: A certified radiologist must certify that
the dog (male or female) has a hip status of between 0:0 and 1:1 or
an FCI hip status of between A1 and C2, and an elbow status of 1:1
maximum. Contact the Head Office for Penn Hip / BVA and
other classification requirements.
c)
A SABBS senior appraiser must have assessed that the Boerboel does
not have more than one deviation from the ideal of 5 on the eyelids.
4.1.3
Dogs in the Development Register shall not be eligible for entry in
the Stud Register.
4.2
Development Register: Basic Section Register (BS)
Subject to the discretion of the appraiser, and confirmation by the
Board, dogs shall be accepted in the Basic Section (BS) as Basic dogs
on application, provided they meet with all other requirements
pertaining to the Development Register.
4.3
Development Register: Annexure A
The progeny of an Annexure B dog mated to an Annexure B or SP dog
shall be eligible for registration in the Stud Book Proper Register
(SP), provided that they have been appraised 85% or higher and
approved in accordance with all other requirements pertaining to the
Stud Book Proper Register (SP) and Development Registers.
4.4
Annexure Register B
The progeny of an Annexure A dog mated to an Annexure A, B or SP dog,
shall be eligible for registration in the Annexure B Register,
provided that they have been appraised 80% or higher and approved in
accordance with all other requirements pertaining to the Annexure
Register.
4.5
Appraisal of Development Register dogs
4.5.1
Dogs that did not attain the minimum score of 80% and 85%
respectively, may at any time be presented for re-appraisal again.
4.5.2
Progeny of Development Register dogs that did not attain the minimum
appraisal score shall be taken up in the Pet Register.
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STUD REGISTER (SR: Elite group of dogs)
5.1
When a Boerboel attains a score of 85% or
higher at an appraisal it may be taken up in the Stud Register,
provided that the owner forwards the following original certificates
to the SABBS Office as proof that the dog complies with these
prescribed health test requirements:
a)
b)
Hip and Elbow Dysplasia: A certified radiologist must certify that
the Boerboel (male or female) has a hip status of between 0:0 and 1:1
or an FCI hip status of between A1 and C2, and an elbow status of 1:1
maximum. Contact the Head Office for Penn Hip / BVA and
other classification requirements.
c)
A SABBS senior appraiser must have assessed that the Boerboel does
not have more than one deviation from the ideal of 5 on the eyelids.
5.2
DNA profiles are required for all Stud Register dogs.
5.3
Fertility testing is required for all males on the Stud Register that
have not sired a litter.
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PET REGISTER (PET)
6.1
An SP dog that attains a score less than 75% or a Development
registered dog that scores less than 80% at a SABBS appraisal shall
not be eligible for SABBS registration or breeding purposes but shall
be taken up in the Pet Register (PET) though can be re-appraised at a
later stage if it has improved and to see if they are able to meet
the required 75%.
6.2
SABBS shall record dogs that were disqualified (for whatever reason)
in the PET Register (refer to the Main Constitution,
Subclause 3.3 “Disqualification”). The offspring of such dogs will
never be registered.
6.3
A registered Boerboel that is sold with the intention of, or on
condition that it should not be used for breeding, or puppies born
with a disqualification fault, are to be recorded in the Pet
Register. This Register is a safeguard for the breeder should the new
owner not honour such agreement. SABBS also needs this information
for recording purposes.
6.4
Breeding with Pet Registered dogs is
prohibitied. The offspring of such dogs will never be registered.
6.5
Castrated males, or dogs born as monorchids or cryptorchids and
sterilised females, are taken up in the Pet Register if the owners
want their dogs to be appraised.
6.6
Dogs in the Pet Register are not allowed to
participate in any show.
6.7
No PET registered dog may be exported as they
do not meet the Breed Standard.
6.8
PET registered dogs that meet the minimum
qualifying appraisal score can only go to a breeding register if the
breeder that had registered the dog in the Pet Register originally
gives permission for the dog to be removed from the Pet Register.
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OTHER ORGANISATION’S REGISTER (OOR)
7.1
Dogs that are applying to be taken up in the OOR must comply with the
Breed Standard.
7.2
Dogs in the Pet Register cannot be taken up in the OOR as they do not
comply with the Breed Standard.
7.3
Prior to the official acceptance and registration, the dog must be
SABBS appraised and a DNA profile must be submitted.
7.4
The offspring of these dogs will be taken up in the Development
register.