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05-04-2013, 01:27 PM

ABS becomes UKAS Accredited

This is welcome news and will give a clear benchmark for puppy buyers to look for

here's a snippet of what this means

The Kennel Club has been through numerous audits with UKAS and made a number of amendments to the scheme to achieve recognition by UKAS as a competent evaluator, which has met international accreditation standards.
In an important move that helps the Kennel Club to fulfil its UKAS requirements, every new member of the scheme will be inspected before they are accepted, and all current members will be inspected within three years. Random checks will continue as in the past, particularly where any concerns are highlighted or when issues have been raised through feedback from puppy buyers.

Other long-standing rules of the scheme which remain include ensuring that all animals are kept and raised in good conditions, both parents are assessed using the appropriate health and DNA tests before they are bred from, and ensuring that the puppies are well socialised before going to new homes.
Last month the Kennel Club announced a set of updated rules forming the ABS Standard, which contain all of the compulsory requirements of the scheme. These revised rules retained many of the long-standing requirements of the scheme, but the wording was modified to add clarity about the exact requirements for members to achieve[2].

The Kennel Club will shortly be announcing a plan to demonstrate the impact that UKAS accreditation will have. As a transitional arrangement, this will include a system for clearly identifying which breeders have been visited under the Kennel Club’s new accredited status. There will also be a plan for offering further incentives to Assured Breeders and for covering the inevitable costs of increased inspections.

Bill Lambert, Kennel Club Health and Breeder Services Manager, said: “Responsible dog breeders are passionate about producing puppies which live healthy, happy lives, and they fulfil all the expectations that responsible owners demand. But it is only Kennel Club Assured Breeders that are bound to this commitment by agreeing to mandatory health testing of their breeding animals, by opening their doors to allow inspection and by being committed to providing a service to puppy buyers throughout the life of the animal. Indeed many of our members go above and beyond the scheme’s requirements.

“The scheme has continually developed since its inception, which meant that the further changes we needed to make to achieve formal accreditation by UKAS were straightforward. The greatest change is still to come as we increase the number of breeder assessment visits that we carry out so that there can be no doubt that those on the scheme are continuing to adopt the standards that we expect.

“We again urge all responsible breeders to join the Kennel Club Assured Breeder Scheme, which is the simplest and easiest way for us all to work together and ensure that puppy buyers find a responsible breeder and are not duped by somebody who is less committed to breeding healthy dogs. The scheme does not make any money for the Kennel Club; we have in fact subsidised the costs of the scheme for many years, but running it is just another example of how the Kennel Club makes a difference for dogs.”


here's the full anouncement http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/4842/23/5/3
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05-04-2013, 01:53 PM
A good and positive move forward. The next surely has to be that to gain KC puppy registration, pups have to be bred by ABS members
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05-04-2013, 02:10 PM
Absolutely fantastic that at long last the KC are doing something positive about ensuring all dogs should be health tested before being bred from. Not sure if they are saying there is a maximum requirement, i.e. TUBR's absolute maximum for hips is the breed average + 2, so at the moment it is 18 for hips and 1;1 for elbows.
I also believe that before even being allowed to enter a showring the dog should bring its health results with it together with microchip details, and if these don't add up then the dog can't be shown.
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05-04-2013, 03:23 PM
I lalso believe that before even being allowed to enter a showring the dog should bring its health results with it together with microchip details, and if these don't add up then the dog can't be shown.
Why ? ....surely testing is only important if the dog is being bred from ....
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05-04-2013, 03:34 PM
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A good and positive move forward. The next surely has to be that to gain KC puppy registration, pups have to be bred by ABS members
I agree - I also think the ABS scheme must be opened up to all breeders including those who breed designer crosses
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05-04-2013, 03:37 PM
And who do you think the most sought-after dogs are for breeding from and subsequent puppies - SHOW WINNERS
and those highly placed!!!!
How many times do you see advs for puppies with the words
'many champions in pedigree...'
And of course they should have good health results - if they are being shown then they are, presumably, the best the breed can offer and that should reflect on their health results as well
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05-04-2013, 04:17 PM
Originally Posted by tawneywolf View Post
And who do you think the most sought-after dogs are for breeding from and subsequent puppies - SHOW WINNERS
and those highly placed!!!!
How many times do you see advs for puppies with the words
'many champions in pedigree...'
And of course they should have good health results - if they are being shown then they are, presumably, the best the breed can offer and that should reflect on their health results as well
Hmmmm.....are not Field trial / obedience / shutzhound / herding trial and agility champions not also highly sought after as breeding stock -are they not also being held up as examples of 'the best' .....should they not also need to prove good health results before competing ?

No matter how highly placed a dog is it cannot influence it's breed unless it is bred from ...and THAT'S when health testing should be done .
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05-04-2013, 04:20 PM
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I agree - I also think the ABS scheme must be opened up to all breeders including those who breed designer crosses
Yes, I agree
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05-04-2013, 04:22 PM
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Why ? ....surely testing is only important if the dog is being bred from ....
Actually, if only the best are supposed to be shown, then it would make a very positive statement if the 'best' included 'only the healthiest'
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05-04-2013, 04:59 PM
That's what I meant Brierley. At the moment is is more a case of a beauty contest, and yes I think those dogs that compete should be health tested as well, because any dog that is held up to be the Best of Its Type or Breed should have the relevant health tests to go with it, therefore passing its all round excellence onto its progeny. At the moment you have people breeding (still!!) from dogs that may have won 1st prize or excelled in its particular field, but no one has any idea if they conform to the requirements healthwise. I have no idea how true it is, but I have heard that many of the gundog type breeds that are used purely in field sports do not have clear eyes, it is mainly the show lines that are eye tested for instance. So if you put 2 dogs together that have PRA in their lines, but no one knows they have because no one has ever been tested, you are likely to get a litter where a percentage are genetically programmed to lose their sight at an early age. Yet because they are top of their sport they are in high demand for breeding purposes, all mention of eye tests are waved aside as not being necessary.
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