Breeding Regulations - Page 2

Hi Peter, nice to hear from you. How is everything? You probably have beautiful weather while we are expecting our first snow of the season tomorrow (maybe). I believe it when I see it. To answer you question, the definition of "foreign" is any female (foreign born or German born and then sold)which is owned by somebody living outside of Germany. And to guess why this regulation about 60 domestic and 30 foreign breedings is in place is simply politics and economical reasons, at least in my opinion. It used to be that a male could do 60 breedings a year, period - no differentiation. That was the time when foreigners never had a chance to breed to the most popular studs. Also, a lot of countries do not require the SV Breed Book Office to certify a stud certificate (here in the U.S., the AKC requires it. How is the regulation in down-under?). So, a lot of "secret" breedings were done without the SV's immediate knowledge. That meant a lot of lost revenue for the SV (they charge a hefty fee from the stud dog owner for every breeding reported). To curtail this, they now allow the 30 additional "foreign" breedings (and get that additional revenue). At the same time, they raised the fines (they are hefty, too - in the 1999 regulations, the fine for one breeding too many was 1,000 DM. Of course, this is obsolete, since we now have Euros in Germany), and they are enforcing it, too. Off hand, I remember that Esko vom Daenischen Hof had a breeding ban (Decksperre) for two or three months because of too many matings. Surely, there are more males if I checked. They are published in the SV magazine and in SID. Cheers to you, too Chris

Hello Silbersee: Thanks for your explanation. Interesting that the breedings are proportionately divided depending the remaining time of the year (specially when the male turns 2). I imagine, for example, with the promising dogs of the JHGH class the breeders must reserve a breed with a lot of anticipation (what a pity if the dog shows little libido). Thanks again.

Hello Again Chris, Short time ago I tried to pose a rather more 'delicate' question to you direct, and as also related to Regulations. It was returned and it seems you may be experiencing serious 'permanent fatal errors' with your email service. Regards