A breeder is properly designated by identifying who owned the female when a mating occurred that was responsible for producing the offspring in question, regardless of when the resulting offspring are born, for the owner at the time of the mating is typically the person who selected to do the breeding and is thereby the one responsible for the outcome of the mating. An exception to method of designation is permissible when the owner of the female loans or rents the female during the time of the mating and also agrees to transfer both i) the acknowledgement of the mating decision to another “designated breeder,” and ii) this “designated breeder” accepts the responsibility for the offspring produced by the mating in question.
Following proper breeder designation, in order to establish consistency of record, simplicity of use of records, and to maximize the benefits of such records, the proper way to identify registered mammals is to place the breeder’s selected prefix (such as a last name or kennel name) in front of the mammal’s name. Since titles are often listed as prefixes, breeder designations or names of a mammal that could be confused with various titles, such as “Champion,” should not be permitted as a kennel name or a dog’s name. Using the breeder’s designation as a prefix allows users of stud books and registries the ability best review the mammal in question, their relatives, and a breeder’s practices, by allowing users of the stud book or registry to better…
- identify the mammal in question and its ancestors,
- accredit breeders for their productions, as they are responsible for selecting their mating pairs, as well as spend their time, education, and money in creating their animals and developing their strain or bloodline(s),
- identify other mammals accredited under that the breeder’s designation, including those that deviated off the pedigree (such as uncles, aunts, cousins, etc),
- to identify any unique practices or interests of a breeder, such as breeding strategies or focusing on the genetics of a particular individual, which may have influenced that breeder’s successes or failures.
