Objectives of the Society 1. To promote the well being & understanding of the Bavarian Mountain Hound (BMH).
2. To promote its role as a tracking hound for following up wounded and injured deer.
3. To maintain the breed in accordance with the Kennel Club standard.
4. To provide Seminars & Classes on:
a. Breed standard, to promote the full understanding of the standard as
to prevent any misinterpretation of the said standard.
b. Tracking Tests, the correct handling, training (of hound & of
leader) & equipment used in tracking wounded game.
c. Breeding, to promote responsible breeding. Hereditary defects that the breed faces.
For
all the above the club will hope to have experienced B.M.H
owners/handlers from Europe to assist the society with its goals.
5. To hold shows in accordance with Kennel Club regulations.
6. To get Schweisshund Tracking Tests recognised by the Kennel Club.
7. For all members to follow the Ethics of the Society.
General Code of Ethics of the Society
All members of the Bavarian Mountain Hound Society of Great Britain undertake to abide by its general Code of Ethics.
Club members:
- Will
properly house, feed, water and exercise all hounds under their care
and arrange for appropriate veterinary attention if and when required.
- Will agree without reservation, that any veterinary surgeon who performs an operation on any of their hounds, which alters the natural conformation of the animal, or who carries out a caesarean section on a bitch, may report such operation to the Kennel Club.
- Will
agree that no healthy puppy will be culled. Puppies which may not
conform to the Breed Standard should be placed in suitable homes.
- Will abide by all aspects of the Animal Welfare Act.
- Will not create demand for, nor supply, puppies that have been docked illegally.
- Will agree not to breed from a hound which could be in any way harmful to the hound or to the breed.
- Will not allow any of their hounds to roam at large or to cause a nuisance to neighbours or those carrying out official duties.
- Will
ensure that their hounds wear properly tagged collars and will be kept
leashed or under effective control when away from home.
- Will clean up after their hounds in public places or anywhere their hounds are being exhibited.
- Will
only sell hounds where there is a reasonable expectation of a happy and
healthy life, and will help with the re-homing of a hound if the
initial circumstances change.
- Will supply
written details of all dietary requirements, and give guidance
concerning responsible ownership, when placing hounds in a new home.
- Will
ensure that all relevant Kennel Club documents are provided to the new
owner when selling or transferring a hound, and will agree, in writing,
to forward any relevant documents at the earliest opportunity, if not
immediately available.
- Will not sell any
hound to a commercial dog wholesaler, retail pet dealers, or directly
or indirectly allow hounds to be given as a prize or donation in a
competition of any kind.
- Will not sell by sale or auction, Kennel Club registration certificates as stand alone items, (not accompanying a hound).
- Will
not knowingly misrepresent the characteristics of the breed, nor
falsely advertise hounds, nor mislead any person regarding the health
or quality of a hound.
- Not to breed from any
Bavarian Mountain Hound until it is at least thirty months of age on
the day of mating. Variance from this is only with prior approval from
the Society’s Committee.
- Have the
said Bavarian Mountain Hounds hip tested under the KC/BVA hip testing
scheme, and must obtain a suitable score according to the scheme, which
must not exceed 15 points.
- Not
to breed from any Bavarian Mountain Hound until it has at the least
passed the Society’s Aptitude Test, or an ISHV (Internationale
Schweißhundverband) equivalent if taken abroad. (This provision came fully into force on the 1st January 2011).
Breach
of these provisions may result in expulsion from Society membership,
and/or disciplinary action by the Kennel Club and/or reporting to the
relevant authorities for legal action, as appropriate.
PDF Versions of the Objectives and Ethics can be found on the downloads page
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