| Selection |
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Confirmation
of stud-book entry
The examination
of confirmation aims to decide whether the morphology of the
dog is true to the type of his breed, to check that the dog
is well tempered (neither aggressive nor shy), to verify that
he is not a carrier of any among the eliminatory faults mentioned
in the list of points of non confirmation
of his breed and that consequently he may be allowed to breed.
(S.C.C. Cynophilie française, n° 70, 2ème
trim. 1990, p. 9)
Having
said this, if « the examination of confirmation aims
to secure the maintaining of a breed and, if possible, to
improve it, it is definitely not – to be quite accurate
– a selection test.
Its function is to delimit the lower threshold not to cross,
and not the optimum desirable threshold “.
(SURGET: La sélection et son organisation, dans R.O.C.F.
n° 52, 4ème trim. 1985).
Beauty
– Health – Temperament
Opinions
diverge as to know in which order we should rank these three
criterion, but everybody agrees that they are the three requirements
we must aim at if we want to practice selection. Hence the
necessity of a reasoned choice of the best breeding stock
in order to improve the breed.
Quotation
system
To achieve
this, R.A.L.I.E. has adopted a quotation system, agreed by
S.C.C. (the quotation of the dog figures on his pedigree). |
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| The
Quotation System of R.A.L.I.E. |
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As
amended at the meeting of the Committee on 26 February 2005
Date of coming into force: 1st January 2005 |
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| 1
Point |
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Confirmation only |
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| 2
Points |
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Confirmation in an official show and rated Excellent
by the judge
• Character
Test or TAN (racing/coursing) or BPV or CSAU |
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| 3
Points – Excellent |
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Confirmation
• Character Test or TAN (racing/coursing)
or BPV or CSAU
• Rated EXC 1 to 4 in Open or Working class at one of
the Breed Specialty shows with a minimum of 20 hounds entered
• As the Intermediate class is concerned, only the CACS
or RCACS allow the 3 Points rating
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| 4
Points – Recommanded |
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Confirmation
• Character
Test or TAN (racing/coursing) or BPV or CSAU
• Officially
declared free from DCM (validity of the test : 18 months)
• Rated EXC 1 to 4 in Open or Working
Class at the French
Championship Show
• Rated EXC in Open or Working Class
at the Club Breed Show
• As the Intermediate class is concerned,
only the CACS or RCACS in the French Championship Show and the
Club Breed Show allow the 4 Points rating |
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| 5
Points – Elite B |
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Officially declared free from
DCM (validity of the test : 18 months)
• For the stud-dogs having produced at least four
offspring rated at least 3 points, out of two or more bitches
.
• For the bitches having produced
at least four offspring rated at least 3 points, out of at least
two different litters
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| 6
Points – Elite A |
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Officially declared free from
DCM (validity of the test : 18 months)
• For the stud-dogs having produced at least
four
offspring rated at least 3 points, out of at least two different
litters
• For the bitches having produced
at least four offspring rated at least 3 points, out of at
least two different litters. |
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| Points
of non confirmation |
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The
points of non confirmation were determined by the “Commission
de zootechnie” of the S.C.C. on 10th November 1985,
in agreement with the breed club.
The
following points considered redhibitory, present in the
hounds of the breed concerned, entail the non confirmation
:
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IRISH
WOLFHOUND |
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GENERAL
TYPE
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Lack
of type.
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Height
inferior of 0,79 cm (31.25 ins) for the dog - 0,71cm (28 ins)
for the bitch.
COAT
•
Very
light eye.
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Eye lids, lips, nose other than black.
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Colours different from those listed in the standard.
•
White
markings are accepted: at the tip of the tale, at the inferior
part of the chest, at the fore-chest, under the neck, at the
tip of the limbs, without exceeding the wrist and the heel.
ANOMALIES
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Underbite
or overbite.
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Monorchid
or cryptorchid.
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Lack
of a canine or of more than three other teeth.
•
Etroitesse de la mandibule
ou malposition d’une ou des deux canines inférieures
(crocs convergents) pouvant occasionner des blessures du palais.
•
Malformations ou soudure
des vertèbres caudales.
TEMPERAMENT
•
Shy.
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Aggressive. |
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SCOTTISH
DEERHOUND |
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GENERAL
TYPE
•
Lack
of type.
•
Height
inferior of Dog: 76 cm (30 ins.) - Bitch: 71 cm (28 ins.).
COAT
•
Very
light eye.
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Eyelid,
lips, nose other than black.
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Colour
different from those indicated in the standard.
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White
markings are accepted at the tip of the toes, under the neck
and at the end of the tail.
ANOMALIES
•
Overbite
or underbite.
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Monorchid,
cryptorchid.
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Lack
of more than three teeth.
•
Lack
of a canine (barring accident).
TEMPERAMENT
•
Very
shy or aggressive. |
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