So, you have this awesome idea of a great new breed, maybe modelled after a pet in real life, maybe just an image in the back of your mind of what you consider the ideal animal. Show Standards has opened it up to allow you to create new breeds, loosely based on real life requirements when accepting new breeds. It will take a lot of hard work and commitment, but once the breed is established, there will be with it a great deal of satisfaction.
What are the requirements?
- Your cross has to be at 3+ generations before it'll be considered a breed. This is where the commitment comes in, because in Show Standards time that's a fair amount of time. This is also a strict cross between the cross breeds, no introducing of purebred's or foundation's blood into the mix again at any stage of the line. This means you will have to have a good selection of crosses in the 1st generation, otherwise the line could become weak and inbred. Once the breed has been accepted, outcrosses to the pure breeds will be disallowed entirely, or seen as a cross.
- All three generations must be an ultimate cross of all breeds that are to be included, as if you were breeding pure.
- There has to be at least ten third generation animals from at least three different bloodlines (unrelated within last three generations but can be same prefix) of the proposed breed registered within Show Standards.
- You have to create a breed standard for the breed. Think along the lines of a kennel club standard.
- You have to have at least two other supporting people to aid in the breeding and creation of the breed. A supporter has to be actively involved in breeding and promoting the new breed.
- All animals used in the creation of the breed must be purebred to start with, no mixed breed foundations.
- For breeds already considered a breed, but without any official kennel club status, ten generations must be on SS before they can be considered eligible for registry. All other rules apply as well.
- Once a breed has become a registered breed, all animals currently registered of that cross, regardless of generation, is permitted to become purebreds of that breed, but no crosses thereafter will be accepted as a purebred.
- Once a breed has been accepted, you are permitted to create new foundation animals of that breed.
- Please keep all discussion in developing the new breed in its own singular thread on the proposed new breeds board. This can include a breed standard, mini-registry, supporters, whatever you choose, on the original initial post. If the person who originally posted that thread is no longer active, then permission can be sought to restart one from modmin. Please be sure to include a name and/or description of the new breed in the title. You can change the name anytime until either accepted as a breed or showing as a crossbreed has commenced, whichever comes first.
- Once a breed is nearing to be put forward for purebred status, a breed club must be created. This can then contain information such as your standard, a mini registry and the likes.
- Until such a time as a breed is registered, they will be named after their crosses in the breed registration form (i.e. Labrador/Poodle).
Apply for Purebred Status
[b]Names of Supporters[/b]:
[b]Name of Proposed New Breed:[/b]
[b]URL to thread containing breed standard and information:[/b]
[b]Links to Registry for Animals 3+ Generations:[/b]
