The Boykin Spaniel Society was founded in
the summer of 1977 in Camden, South Carolina. Within the first year the Society
had over 300 members from 25 states. An
official registry for the breed was started in 1979. The Boykin Spaniel Society
has now grown to over 2500 members hailing from every state in the union as
well as Canada, Switzerland, Austria and Germany.
The Boykin Spaniel
Society's first annual National Hunting Test was held May 23, 1980. Since then
the competitors have grown steadily in numbers and ability, attracting dog
owners and handlers from all parts of the country. learn more>> |
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Position
Statement
"Relinquishment of Boykin Spaniels to Boykin
Spaniel Rescue by breeders" Breeders who are members of the Boykin
Spaniel Society (BSS) and who relinquish Boykin Spaniels to Boykin Spaniel
Rescue (BSR) for placement and then continue to breed Boykins and register
subsequent litters with the BSS are, in the opinion of the BSS board, not
acting in the spirit of the "Code of Ethics" of the Boykin Spaniel Society as
it relates to the responsibility of the breeder to the animal in question. The
board has discussed this issue and finds a situation such as described above
not to be in direct violation of the "Code of Ethics", but borderline at
best, and certainly an action not expected of a reputable and conscientious
Boykin Spaniel breeder.
The BSS does not condone this type of
behavior on the part of any breeder who is a BSS member. The board agrees
that circumstances are different in individual cases, but the board is in
agreement that a breeder relinquishing a Boykin Spaniel to BSR should no
longer be producing litters from additional animals still in the care of said
breeder. The BSS board is considering a change to the "Code of Ethics" that
would address this issue and would make any subsequent breeding to produce
other litters, after a relinquishment, a violation of the "Code of Ethics".
Breeders who do not comply could be subject to having all rights and privileges
associated with membership in the Boykin Spaniel Society rescinded, including
but not limited to, the right to register litters and dogs with the BSS. |
