The Lhasa Apso joined the ranks of the Tibetan Mastiff,
Saluki and Basenji, with the general membership’s approval to expand
the gene pool outside the existing AKC registered dogs by
incorporating region-of-origin dogs. In August 2011 seventeen
dogs from the Gompa Lhasa Apso Preservation Program entered the AKC
studbook. Additionally, ALAC has continued use of AKC’s FSS®
(Foundation Stock Service®) for region-of-origin Lhasa Apsos -
whether they come from the actual geographical area where the breed
originated or from another country that does not have a reciprocal
registry with the AKC.
The goal of recording recently imported region-of-origin Lhasa Apsos
is to increase genetic diversity while maintaining the integrity of
the AKC studbook. To be eligible for FSS® recordation, the Lhasa
Apso must be considered pure bred with ancestry traceable to the
region of origin. All Lhasa Apsos in any generation to be recorded
by FSS® must go through the same Critique Process. To be
individually recorded, the Lhasa Apso must be at least 6 months old
at the time of critique and the owner must supply the following:
*
A
completed AKC FSS®
Recordation Application Form.
*
Five color photographs (head with eyes visible, left side, right
side, front and rear).
*
Copies of import/export documentation (if imported).
*
Copy of DNA profile.
*
Copy of microchip identification.
*
A
pedigree, if available, extended as far back as known.
*
Copies of any and all registration certificates.
Submit the foregoing, along with any other documentation
that helps establish the dog as a pure-bred Lhasa Apso, to the NS
Registrar.
Once the completed AKC FSS®
Recordation Application, photographs and required documentation are
received by the NS Registrar, the dog will be assigned a Critique
Case Number (CCN). The owner will be informed of the CCN along with
scheduled dates and locations at which the Lhasa Apso may be
presented for critiquing by a panel of three pre-qualified Critique
Judges. If no timely critiques are scheduled in a location readily
accessible to the Lhasa Apso owner, the NS Registrar will provide
the owner of the Lhasa Apso with a list of qualified Critique Judges
who may independently critique the Lhasa Apso and send the completed
Critique Forms directly to the NS Registrar.
All dogs that undergo the Critique Process will receive a
CCN. This information will be kept by the NS Registrar. If a
dog is considered not to be a pure-bred Lhasa Apso, it will be
recorded with the word "Rejected" as a suffix to its CCN (CCN#
-REJECTED).
Upon receipt of three Critique Forms, all judging the dog
to be a pure-bred Lhasa Apso and receipt of a check payable to AKC
for FSS® Application, the
NS Registrar will promptly forward the FSS®
Application, photographs, supporting documents and a letter
confirming that the Lhasa Apso has been found to be a pure-bred
Lhasa Apso, to AKC FSS®
for recordation.
If at any time prior to the time that a full three
generation has been produced and approved, any dog in any of the
succeeding litters is judged by one or more Critique Judges not to
be a pure-bred Lhasa Apso, then the NS Registrar promptly will
notify AKC FSS® of such
determination, and AKC FSS®
promptly will cause the recordation of all dogs back to the original
import to be cancelled.
Native Stock Registrar:
Debby Rothman
mailto:LhasaLhady@aol.com
AKC FSS® Procedures and Forms:
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Procedures for AKC FSS® Recordation and Litter Recordation
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How to Apply for AKC FSS® Recordation
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Instructions to Critique Process Judges
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How to Apply for AKC FSS® Litter Recordation
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Instructions to Litter Examiners
- AKC FSS® Application
- AKC FSS® Litter Application
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A Question of Generations - A visual explanation of the
generations.
Preserving the Future Enlisting the Past – handout from October 27, 2010 presentation
Preserving the Future Enlisting the Past –
ALAC Bulletin, August 2010
Preserving the Future Enlisting the Past –
presentation script
Preserving the Future Enlisting the Past –
Panel Discussion
A Landrace Breed – AKC Gazette, June 2010