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Please note Regulations Part 6 – The Register & Registration has been updated in accordance with 5.15 of the February 2023 Special Board meeting minutes.

The amendment to the Regulations relates to a new clause, numbered 8.17.2, covering Juvenile Laryngeal Paralysis Polyneuropathy (JLPP) in Rottweilers which reads:-

8.17.2  Effective from 01/01/23 ALL Rottweilers be tested for JUVENILE LARYNGEAL PARALYSIS POLYNEUROPATHY (JLPP) prior to being mated and only Clear to Clear or Clear to Carrier be permitted. The exception to this is Frozen Semen whereby a sample can be taken from left over semen when a bitch is inseminated and then sent off for testing; in these cases the bitch must be a Clear on the chance the sire may be a Carrier. Certificate to be provided by the Laboratory carrying out testing eg: Laboklin, OFA, Orivet. Samples must be taken by a Vet or a Certified Collector.

Please note Dogs Australia have updated their Regulations Part 5 – Conformation Show. Amendments have been made to the following sections:

Item 5.11 – amendment to existing Section 9 relating to the rules for the conduct of FCI/CACIB Shows

Item 5.12 – addition of New Section 9A relating to the rules for the conduct of FCI – Asia, Africa and Oceania Section (AAOS) A2O Shows

Item 5.16 – removal of Clause 2.4.2 which read:

“2.4.2 Catalogues are not to be made available prior to one hour before the advertised start time of a conformation show. Royal shows and cluster shows catalogues may be released one hour prior to the first day or first show.”

These amendments are effective from 1 July 2023. The Regulations can be found here

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In accordance with Item 5.8 of February 2023 Special Board meeting Minutes, the Judges Contract Form form has been updated with a section for emergency contact information, which can be found on page 4 of that document.

Please find the new judges contract here

Dogs Australia has been advised by the FCI A2O Secretariat that the following form is required when sending in the results of your FCI A2O Shows. This form should be accompanied with a digital copy of the show catalogue. Please click here to download the following form

In accordance with Item 5.3 of the February 2023 Special Board meeting minutes, Clause 13 of the National Code of Practice of Responsible Dog Ownership has been amended and is effective from 1 July 2023.

The amended Code of Practice is available from our website and marked accordingly:  https://dogsaustralia.org.au/about-dogs-australia/codes-of-practice

In accordance with the February 2023 Special Board meeting minutes please find here a Press Release in relation to the Rottweiler Juvenile Laryngeal Paralysis Polyneuropathy (JLPP) survey results which were endorsed at this meeting

Please find the summary minutes from the Dogs Australia February 2023 Special Board Meeting here for your information. 

Please CLICK HERE to view the press release from Dogs Australia. 

It has been brought to our attention that an error occurred in the amended Rules for the Conduct of Earthdog Tests for Small Terriers and Dachshunds which became effective 1 January 2022 with the omission of the breed Dandie Dinmont Terrier from Clause 1.4.3.

This error has been corrected and the updated rules are now available from our website at:  https://dogsaustralia.org.au/members/rule-regulations/rules/