WHY HAVE CONTRACTS?

All Utonagan puppies should be sold with a breeders contract, and also will have endorsements on their registration paperwork….

The reasons for this is that we have a very strict and well thought out breeding program as this is a very new breed we have a small gene pool and are currently insisting on frugal health checks prior to breeding. All Utonagans are sold as pets as every litter produced is a test mating at this time, all puppies should follow breeders instructions with regards to health checks, hip scores, blood tests and eye screens before the breeder will consider lifting these restrictions.

It is a very selective breeding program at this time to encourage good pairings of genes for health, type and most importantly temperament so hence why all puppies will be sold as pets not breeding stock. If you are considering breeding from your animal it is suggested that you discuss this extensively with your breeder, taking into account the risks involved and all the health checks that must be done prior to this endorsement being uplifted.

Different lines of Utonagan have to have different health checks due to what has arisen from these matings in the past, it is common that due to the in-breeding necessary to create a new breed in the beginning of the breed for all defective genes to pair up and come to the fore so that now we are all working to eradicate the defective genes and to cement the gene pairings that we have worked over the years to create.

This is a very complicated and important part of the future of the Utonagan as a breed so hence the endorsements and contracts.

Any questions regarding these should be put to your breeder and if you would like any other information regarding the above please do not hesitate to email us : enquiries@britishutonagan.com