Terms and Conditions of Membership
- Champdogs membership is open to non-commercial dog breeders and owners. We do not accept membership applications from large scale commercial breeders or puppy dealers.
- We rely on the honesty and integrity of our members and therefore expect complete honesty in all communication. Any member who is found to have been untruthful in any communication between themselves and Champdogs admin or a member of the public will immediately be removed.
- It is your responsibility to ensure all information on your account is accurate, true and without exaggeration.
- We expect all members to offer support and guidance to their puppy purchasers throughout the lifetime of the dog.
- We expect all breeders on Champdogs to adhere to the relevant breed society/club ethics and expect all the appropriate health checks for their breed to be performed. The following link gives the Champdogs health testing requirements for each breed.
- All breeders must register all of their litters on the appropriate national kennel club breed register and stud dog owners must ensure any litters their dog sires are also registered with the appropriate national kennel club.
- No dog or bitch owned by any member shall be mated with any other breed or with unregistered stock. Breeders found to carry out this practice will be removed. Exception: At times the KC grants permission for the inter-breeding of pedigree dogs in set circumstances.
- We reserve the right to refuse or terminate membership of any breeder found to not be acting in the best interests of their dogs. In particular any breeder found to be breeding from an underage bitch or having two litters from the same bitch within an 11 month period will be removed.
- Any breeder who knowingly breeds from a dog with unacceptable health test results will be removed.
- Any breeder who deliberately breeds to produce non-standard colours will be removed. Exception: Under certain circumstances we will may not remove a breeder who has good reason to breed non-standard colours as long as health is the primary consideration in the mating and the colour is a secondary factor. However any such litters will not be allowed to be listed on Champdogs.
- Champdogs considers the current Kennel Club age limit of 12 months far too young for a bitch to be bred from. We apply a minimum age limit at the date of whelping of 18 months for toy breeds and 24 months for all other breeds unless the relevant national breed club stipulates a different age. The specific age limit for your breed can be found on our breed requirements pages.
- We will not list a litter where the sire of the litter is aged under 14 months at the date of whelping unless the minimum age for the dam is lower. In this case the sire's minimum age will match the dam's
- Bitches will not produce more than 4 litters in total nor will be bred from after they have reached 8 years of age.
- Breeders must set the price of a puppy at a level which fairly reflects the time spent and costs incurred in raising the litter. We will remove any breeder who seeks to profiteer by charging an inflated price for any reason.
- Important Note : The kennel name field may only be be used for a single registered National Kennel Club Kennel Name. This may optionally be followed by your breed. eg. Myatuk Alaskan Malamutes. Your kennel name will be verified before your details are published on the site. If you do not have a recognised kennel name then the kennel name field must be left blank.
- It is your responsibility to ensure a valid email address is provided in your records. Members who do not maintain a valid email address will have their membership cancelled and their details removed.
- Multiple sign-ups by a single person are prohibited. If you have forgotten your id and password please contact us and do not join again. Where a person has joined multiple times ALL their listings will be removed.
- All members must list their surname, include a full postal address and phone number.
- The website listed in your records must be your own non-commercial dog related website.
- Members may not use their "Website Link Text" for advertising slogans.
County Computer Consultants reserve the right to refuse an application for membership and to terminate membership without being obliged to give reasons or explanation
These terms and conditions may be modified as necessary and are retroactive to all members. (Updated 02/09/2024)