For Caring Breeders Interested In Promoting, 
Preserving, And Protecting The Biewer Breed In Canada.

All Canadian breeders shall breed Biewer to Biewer and to preserve the best qualities of the breed.
All breeders keep an accurate and up to date database of all puppies they produce, their current location and 
contact information for their family
We do not support high volume or commercial breeding practices.
No member of our Association shall transact with or sell to Brokers/ Dealers, Pet stores, or Commercial 
Kennels.
All pet dogs are placed on a spay/neuter contract.
All show puppies need to go on a contract that will not allow breeding unless the dog lives up to the quality 
intended and passes all health checks and certification necessary in Canada for the breed.
Every Biewer breeder is involved with rescue.
Every Biewer breeder is prepared to take any of their own dogs back into their home.

CODE OF ETHICS

1.  A breeder-member shall strive to conform to the Biewer standard as approved by the Ministry of 
Agriculture, to improve progeny, and to reduce faults to a minimum.

2. Members shall comply with the rules of the Animal Pedigree Act concerning record keeping and the 
registration, identification, sale, and transfer of dogs.

3. Members shall refer potential puppy purchasers to other reputable breeders and be helpful and courteous to 
those who request information about the breed.

4. All stud dogs and bitches shall be screened prior to breeding for both infectious and hereditary diseases 
using the then generally accepted and available techniques.

5. A breeder-member selling puppies or offering stud services shall fully disclose to potential clients any 
serious or disabling hereditary defects, including the reasonable possibility of such defects.

6. All contractual terms and conditions relating to Biewers shall be reduced to writing and shall be honoured 
by a member.

7. An exhibitor-member shall not alter a dog’s natural appearance

8. A member shall not defame another member nor seek to impair a member’s reputation, provided, however, 
a member shall report any serious situation that is detrimental to the breed or is inconsistent with these 
principles.

9. A member’s advertising:
      shall be professional in appearance and location;
      shall not contain any misleading photograph or other graphic materials;

10. A Biewer Club Canada member should be willing to sponsor Novice Breeders looking for 
membership applications.

11. A member-breeder shall keep up to date accurate records of puppies produced with current contact 
information for their family, recent photo, and microchip or tattoo information to identify the puppy.


CODE OF CONDUCT

1. Assistance and encouragement shall be willingly offered by members to show novices and others 
needing advice and guidance. The welfare of the breed will be in their hands in the future.

2. All dogs will be kept in a family home as a house pet, under safe and sanitary conditions, be given 
maximum health care and protection, including regular inoculations and proper nutrition, and freely offered 
learning opportunities, attention, affection and socialization.

3.  Healthy spacing between litters will be a priority and unspayed bitches will be protected from 
unplanned matings. Bitches will in no case be bred before their second heat or before they are at least 16 
months of age, whichever comes first, nor be placed at risk by an unreasonable number of cesarean sections 
and then only with the concurrence of a veterinarian.

4.   Puppies will not be sold or consigned to pet stores, agents, or other commercial enterprises nor sold to 
disreputable breeders, and neither puppies nor stud services will be offered as prizes or for raffles.

5.   Prospective buyers will be screened as thoroughly as possible to determine their intent, as well as their 
ability and interest in providing a safe, adequate, loving environment and a long term relationship with a 
puppy or adult dog.

6. All puppies and dogs offered for sale will be sold with written sales agreements to include clear terms 
and conditions and be signed by the seller and buyer. The contract will request that the seller be contacted in 
the event that at any time the owner is unable to keep the dog, it will be the obligation of the seller to assist 
in the placement of the dog in question.

7. Purchasers will be required to neuter/spay all puppies sold as pets. If specified in the written sales 
contract, the seller will promptly release limited registration forms upon receipt of a veterinarian’s certification 
of such spaying or neutering.

8. All puppies leaving the breeders possession will be a minimum of twelve (12) weeks of age to facilitate 
adequate socialization as well as appropriate emotional and temperament development through interaction 
with siblings, dam and other dogs.

9. Breeders will provide puppy buyers with written details of feeding, general care, date and types of a 
 inoculations, as well as dates of fecal testing/worming, grooming instructions, etc. and be available 
to offer future advice as needed.
Stud service will be offered only by and to Canadian Full Registered, healthy, mature dogs and bitches, 
respectively, and only of sound temperament. The dogs and Bitches should be free of serious congenital and 
hereditary defects. Stud service will be refused for any mating which is considered to not be in the best 
interest of the breed.

10. Animals recently exposed to the risks of infectious diseases and bitches with nursing whelp will not 
be exhibited.

11. Members realize that they represent the dog fancy in general and Biewers specifically to the general 
public in Canada.

Members will act in a professional and good sportsman-like manner at all times and will respect the rules of 
hotels/motels other show sites and of all show sponsors.
Complaints and Discipline


The Board of Directors will appoint a three-member complaint/Discipline Committee; the Vice-President will 
act as alternate in the event that any member of the committee is unable to "hear" a particular complaint (i.e. 
Conflict of interest, illness etc.). Complaints must be in writing and can be forwarded to any member of the 
Executive or Directors. The individual receiving the complaint will forward it to the committee within two 
weeks. The committee will then review/investigate the allegations and provide their report in writing to the 
board within three months of receipt of the charges. Disciplinary actions are suspension or expulsion (as per 
the club's By-Laws). Unsubstantiated repeat complaints against the same individual(s) will not be tolerated.
Membership may be terminated, suspended or refused by the Biewer Club Canada Board of Directors 
for any conduct likely to prejudice or damage the Club or compromise the breed.