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Club Purpose
1. To further
the advancement of all breeds of purebred dogs.
2. To do
all in it's power to protect, and advance the interest of all breeds of
purebred
dogs and to encourage sportsman like competition in dog shows, obedience
trials, and
matches.
3. To conduct
sanctioned matches, dog shows, and obedience trials under the rules of
the American Kennel Club.
4. To devote
all profits accruing to the club to the above purposes or to make specific
contributions for the benefit of dogs as shall be determined by a majority
of members
present and voting at a duly constituted meeting.
Membership
Meetings
are held at the Idaho
Fish & Game Building, 600 S. Walnut, Boise, ID, at 7 p.m. on the fourth
Tuesday of each month except our July picnic and our
December awards dinner. Interested guests are always welcome!!
If you are interested
in joining ICCKC -- first, please come to at least two meetings before
you plan to apply. You can get the membership forms from the membership
chairman at a meeting. We look forward to meeting you!!
ICCKC Code of Ethics
To be a member in good standing,
I subscribe to the rules and regulations of the American Kennel Club (AKC)
and will strive to attain the ideal of the Idaho Capital City Kennel Club
(ICCKC) as set forth in the following Code of Ethics:
1. To support
the promotion and breeding of registered purebred dogs (no intentional
cross breeds);
2. To maintain
clean and sanitary quarters and kenneling that provide proper shelter and
protection from weather, of adequate size to prevent overcrowding, and
constructed
to ensure a safe environment;
3. To exercise
kind, humane, and tolerant treatment of all dogs;
4. To practice
professional business ethics and breeder relations;
a. to study my breed standard as set forth by the national breed
club and AKC;
b. to do all matings with the real purpose of improving the breed;
c. to avoid the breeding of any dog when a serious known hereditary
problem (physical
or temperamental) exists which is detrimental to the breed;
d. conscientiously and immediately to inform all persons involved
in my breeding
program should an unknown hereditary problems become apparent;
e. to attempt to represent each puppy sold as accurately as possible;
5. To offer
reliable assistance to those seeking advice to the best of my ability;
6. To make
no false or misleading statements concerning my breed or other breeds or
breeders;
7. To sell no
puppy(ies) or adult dogs to pet stores or brokers for resale and to supply
no
puppy(ies) or adult dogs for raffles, "give aways" prizes, or other such
projects;
8. To be
mindful of my responsibilities as a dog owner to my neighbors and community
and
to use my best efforts to avoid or rectify andy existing or potential problem
that would
adversely affect the future of the dog owner, exhibitor, or hobby breeder;
9. To conduct
myself in an honest and sportsmanlike manner, lending dignity to the dog
profession as a whole and to the status of the Idaho Capital City Kennel
Club, Inc. as a
group.
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