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From Dogs Australia: National Code of Practice of Responsible Dog Ownership - Clause 14 Amendment
26-02-2025
In accordance with Item 5.9 of the February 2025 Dogs Australia Special Board meeting minutes, the National Code of Practice of Responsible Dog Ownership Clause 14 has been amended as follows:

Currently reads:

14. A member shall not breed a bitch causing it to whelp more than six times. (Amended 06/22, 4.2 – effective 01/01/2023) 


Amended to read:

  14. A member shall not breed a bitch causing it to whelp more than five (5) times.

A breach will result in all progeny of the litter being registered on the Limited Register and marked “never to be upgraded.


This amendment is effective from 1 June 2025.

Click here to view the updated Code of Ethics from the Dogs Australia website.

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