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GSDCA
- GSD Breed Survey Scheme
The German Shepherd
Dog Council of Australia Inc (GSDCA) has developed a number of Schemes
for breed improvement to the German Shepherd Dog as a Breed. Access to
the Breed Survey scheme is available in all significant states and territories of
Australia.
Links to the Breed Survey and all
those other schemes are :
To
qualify for participation in German Shepherd Dog Council of Australia Schemes.
To participate in any
German Shepherd Dog Council Schemes that are conducted for and on behalf
of the German Shepherd Dog Council of Australia, one must be a member of
an affiliated member Club of the German Shepherd Dog Council of Australia.
If a dog is owned in
partnership, provided one partner is a member of an affiliated Member Club,
then the normal fee structure shall apply.
Residents of Australia
who are non-members of any affiliated Member Club may apply for participation
in a German Shepherd Dog Council of Australia Scheme provided that the
equivalent of one years subscription fee plus the joining fee of that member
Club, is paid in addition to the normal fee applicable to the desired scheme.
Residents of New Zealand
wishing to participate in a German Shepherd Dog Council of Australia Schemes,
must be a member/or member of an affiliate of the New Zealand German Shepherd
Dog Advisory Council.
GSDCA
Breed Survey Scheme
The Breed Survey Scheme
is a nationally accredited scheme run by the German Shepherd Dog Council
of Australia. At a minimum age of eighteen months the dog/bitch is presented
to a panel of GSDCA Breed Surveyors who assess the animal, not only on
its anatomical breed worth, but also on its character and temperament.
During the assessment
the dog is gun tested, crowd tested and the dogs reaction to all aspects
of the survey observed. Any fault in temperament is an automatic fail no
matter how beautiful the animal is.
After assessment that
the dog/bitch is above average in anatomical breed worth, providing the
dog/bitch has the necessary hereditary diseases criteria and has passed
the temperament tests, the animal is classified as suitable for breeding
and recommendations made as to a suitable mate.
Breed Survey Scheme
Entry Criteria.
For animals to enter
a Breed Survey the following criteria must be adhered to :
1. The animal
must be 18 months of age and not over 8 years of age.
2. The animal must
be tattooed by a Tattoo scheme recognised by the German Shepherd Dog Council
of Australia.
3. The animals must
be in procession of an ‘A’ stamp for hips and a ‘Z’ stamp for elbows, or
passed any other GSDCA approved evaluation scheme for hips and elbows.
4. The relevant paperwork
is to be forwarded to the State Registrar prior to the survey date. The
paperwork must include the following :
a. The required
fee.
b. Certified
pedigree and certificate of ownership.
c. Copies of
the ‘A’ and ‘Z’ stamp results/certificate.
d. Five generation
pedigree.
e. For all imported
animals a copy of the letter received from the NBC Chairman that details any
items and titles have been verified.
5. A coloured photograph
is to be submitted on the day of the Breed Survey, or post / e-mail a photo to
the NBC Chairperson within 7 days of the Breed Survey.
Please note:
Only entries on the
official application form for Breed Survey GSDCA BS1 will be accepted.
For all animals
the original documentation (pedigree, hip and elbow results/certificate.)
is to be brought to the Survey and shown to the Surveyor.
All imported males
dogs must possess the GSDCA certificate for H neg. clearance prior to being
submitted to the Breed Survey Scheme.
All male progeny from imported bitches must provide the
GSDCA certificate H neg. clearance for presentation at Survey.
Dogs which are listed
on the Limited Registrar, can not be accepted for Survey.
Failure to provide all of
the above documentation with an application will result in the animal being
unable to participate in a Breed Survey.
Incomplete compliance with requirements, or criteria, or a false declaration,
will result in a Breed Survey result being made null and void, and any award
that has been achieved as a result of non-compliance, or a false declaration,
will be revoked.
Breed Survey Requirements
and Breed Survey Manual.
In order to achieve
a successful Breed Survey Classification, either Class I or II, a German
Shepherd Dog must meet the requirements as presented in the following PDF
format documents :
For further specific
information, please request same by E-mail to :
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