Breeders will properly house, feed, water and exercise all dogs under their care and arrange appropriate veterinary attention if and when required

Breeders will agree without reservation not to perform an operation that alters the natural conformation of any dog.

 Breeders will not breed from a bitch in any way that is deleterious to the bitch or the breed.

 Breeders will only breed from recommended and approved dogs and bitches.

 A bitch cannot be mated under 14 months of age.

 A bitch cannot whelp twice in a 12-month period.

 A bitch cannot whelp more than six litters.

A bitch cannot whelp after 8 years of age.

 All breeding bitches should be positively identified (microchip or tattoo and genetic profile).

 Breeders agree only to sell dogs where there is reasonable expectation of a happy and healthy life and will accept a dog back or help with re-homing if the initial circumstances change.

 Breeders will supply written details of all dietary requirements and give guidance concerning responsible ownership and training when placing dogs in a new home.Breeders will offer ‘after sale’ advice on the telephone to new owners.

 Breeders will not sell any dog to commercial dog wholesalers, retails pet dealers or directly or indirectly allow dogs to be given as a prize or donation in a competition of any kind.

Breeders will not knowingly misrepresent the characteristics of the breed nor falsely advertise dogs nor mislead any person regarding the quality of the dog.

From October 2007 all recommended breeders need to comply fully with our code of practice and breeding guidelines set out in our Breeders Booklet – a copy of which is available FOC to breeders wishing to be included on our recommended breeders list.  

All breeding dogs and bitches born after 1 January 2006 need to be Hip Scored and DNA tested and by the end of 2008 ALL breeding dogs and bitches, of any age, will need to be tested.

Breeding Restrictions

All litters registered with the Inuit Dog Association are registered with Breeding Restrictions, which may be lifted by the breeder on application to the Association. The Association reserves the right to refuse to lift such restrictions if it is considered that doing so would be detrimental to the future of the breed as a whole. Any litter produced from a mating where Breeding Restrictions are in force will not be eligible for registration with the Association. If a breeder does not agree with the decision then they have the right to appeal in writing to the Committee and the case will be reviewed at the next committee meeting.

The Inuit Dog Association does NOT allow the crossing of Northern Inuit dogs with any other breed of dog other than to include dogs of the original breeds for a specific purpose, such as to eliminate a health problem or breeding fault, and with prior approval of the Association – any breeder discovered doing this without permission will be struck off the Association and no more litters will be registered to that person/kennel. Any progeny from such breeding done with the prior knowledge and approval of the  committee will not be registered or sold as Northern Inuit dogs,but will be recorded on the database and used for the sole purpose of improving the gene pool and health of the breed. Excess puppies not used in the breeding programme will be found pet homes and will not be permitted to be bred from.

The Inuit Dog Association Code of Ethics must be strictly adhered to – litters arising from an accidental mating within a 12 month period will NOT be registered.