CCA Code of Ethics
As a member of The Chihuahua Club of America,
- I pledge to uphold the goals of the Club as set forth in the club’s Constitution and By-Laws.
- I pledge to uphold the American Kennel Club rules applying to Dog Shows and Registration and the Chihuahua Club of America’s Rules applying to its Dog Shows
- I pledge to breed only AKC registered Chihuahuas, or Chihuahuas from registries which are acceptable to the American Kennel Club
- I pledge to keep myself informed in the areas of dog health and genetics and to carefully evaluate all breeding stock for hereditary faults or disqualifying defects
- I pledge to be responsible for all Chihuahuas that I have produced for their entire life-time by:
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- never buying, selling or trading my/our Chihuahuas to research laboratories, pet stores, or to auctions nor placing them in rescue groups.
- taking back my Chihuahuas, either sold or given, but unwanted by the current owners or helping the current owners find them new homes.
6. I pledge to abide by the AKC Code of Sportsmanship.
7. I pledge to conduct all of my Chihuahua related business practices in a clear and concise manner, recognizing that no business dispute will be resolved by the CCA.
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The Chihuahua Club of America would like to encourage all breeders to health test their dogs (*Cardiac * Patella * Eyes) and submit the results to CHIC – the health database that is jointly sponsored by the AKC/Canine Health Foundation (AKC/CHF) – http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/ and the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) – http://www.offa.org/. This will help benefit the Chihuahua as a breed and help us learn more about better breeding practices for the future. CHIC provides a reliable source of information to breeders regarding dogs that may be used in their breeding programs. In the future, breeders can begin to analyze the pedigrees of a proposed breeding for health strengths and weaknesses as well the traditional analysis of conformation, type, and performance strengths and weaknesses.
Adopted by the CCA Membership October 8, 2010