Breeding Rules Poland

Polish Leonberger Club

SHOWS:

  • rule – three shows in Poland (one should be international or club or specialty and from different judges), with excelent results for male and  very good or excellent results for female, minimum age to start is 15 months. All breeding dogs must be registered with the Polish Kennel Club and obtain breeding qualifications with the confirmation stamp in the pedigree document.

​HEALTH:

  • rule – DNA profile with the confirmation stamp in the pedigree document
  • we recommend examin in the breeding dogs hips, elbows and shoulders. Hips: we use only dogs with HD-A and HD-B results for breeding.  Breeding bitches / stud dogs with HD-C results not recommended, if so, than only for a pair with HD-A hips. We should not use bitches / stud dogs with result HD-D and HD-E for breeding. Elbows: we use ED-0, ED-1 for breeding. We do not recommend to use ED-2. We should cross ED-1 and ED-2 only with ED-0, we should not use bitches / studs with the result of ED-3 in breeding. Shoulders: we recommend to use dogs with an OCD-free result for breeding.
  • we recomended testing for polyneuropathy and leukoencephalomyelopathy and laryngeal paralysis – LPN1, LPN2, LEMP, LPPN3.

Breeding recommendations:

LPN1 N / N – can be used in breeding without restrictions,

LPN1 D / N – can only be used for breeding with LPN1 N / N,

LPN1 D / D – not approved for breeding,

LPN2 N / N – can be used without restrictions,

LPN2 D / N and D / D – not approved for breeding.

LEMP N / N – can be used for breeding without restrictions,

LEMP D / N – can only be used for breeding with LEMP N / N,

LEMP D / D – not approved for breeding.

LPPN3 N / N – can be used for breeding without restrictions,

LPPN3 D / N – can only be used for breeding with LPPN3 N / N,

LPPN3 D / D – not approved for breeding.

​BREEDING TEST:

  • no tests at the moment

STUD/BROOD STATUS:

  • no recomendations at the moment

AGE RESTRICTIONS:

  • we recommend that the breeding bitches has her first litter when she is at least 24 months old, and the last one before the age of 8,
  • we recommend that the stud dog is at least 18 months old when used first time for mating. Stud males can mate with no upper age limit. A stud dog can mate without limit up to 100 puppies in one country.
  • rule – only one litter is allowed per breeding bitch in a calendar year:
  • we recommend at least 12 months of break between the last litter and the next mating of the bitch. If the delivery was by Caesarean section, the interval to the next litter should be at least 14 months. We recommend that breeding bitch have 3-4 litters in her lifetime.