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MEMBERSHIP
Annual dues are $25 for Active (voting privileges) Family Memberships, and
$15 for Active Single Memberships. Associate or Supporting (no voting
privileges) Memberships are $10, as are Junior (12-18 years old) Memberships.
All members must abide by the Akita Club of America/LOEAC Code of Ethics. All
receive a quarterly newsletter, LOEAC UPDATE. Members are encouraged to
participate in the various Club sponsored activities during the year. Meetings
are held quarterly.
LOEAC CODE OF ETHICS
In order to promote the highest ideals among Akita owners and breeders and
aim for the continuous improvement of the Akita breed within the framework of
the approved breed standard, I pledge that:
- I will follow the rules of good sportsmanship which will be a credit to
the breed, the club and myself in all Akita competition and activities.
- I will fully explain to all prospective Akita Purchasers the advantages as
well as the disadvantages of owning an Akita.
- I will attempt to help and befriend novice exhibitors and owners.
- I will keep well informed in the field of genetics and work to eliminate
hereditary defects from the breed.
- I will, before entering into a breeding agreement or doing any breeding of
my own dogs, carefully analyze the conformation and pedigrees of the
prospective sire and dam. I shall refuse the mating if, in my opinion, it
will not be in the best interest of the breed. If I deny stud service, I
will fully explain my reasons to the owner of the bitch.
- I will participate in a program of hip x-raying and eye examinations by
qualified veterinarians to eliminate hip dysplasia and congenital eye
problems.
- When an Akita has hereditary faults of such nature as to make his or her
use for breeding detrimental to the furtherance of the breed, that dog shall
be neutered/spayed.
- I will refuse to deal with dog wholesalers or to sell puppies to pet shops
and I will include in all stud contracts an agreement to be signed by the
owner of the bitch that no puppies resulting from the mating will be
wholesaled, sold or given to pet shops or wholesale dog breeders or dealers.
- Furthermore, I will refuse to wholesale (buy or sell) any registered breed
of dog, singly or in litter lots. Realizing that we as dog fanciers are
responsible for not only our own breed but for others as well.
- All puppies or adults sold as pet quality and at pet prices should be sold
on spay/neuter contracts with written agreement that no AKC registration
papers will be issued until the seller has received veterinary certification
that surgery has been performed and a copy of that sent to AKC.
Printable Forms:
(Must be viewed with WORD)
Both forms must be submitted to apply for LOEAC membership. Please
mail with proper fees to the Vice President.
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