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Breed Record Supplements

Every quarter The Kennel Club issues a Breed Records Supplement (BRS) for each Breed Group. Great Danes can be found in the Working Group Supplement.

The main section records all the litters registered with the Kennel Club in that Quarter.

“The information contained in the ‘Litters’ section is in alphabetical order by breeder and includes the date of birth of the litter, the name of the sire followed by the name of the dam and in brackets the date of birth of the dam, the date of her previous litter (if any), the total number of litters to date and the total number of pups to date. This is followed by details of all the pups in the current litter which have been registered during the quarter.”

 “The abbreviation (KCAB) which appears behind a breeder’s name indicates that the litter has been bred by a member of the Assured Breeder Scheme.”

How Many?

There are sections at the back of the publication which give results for dogs under various Health Schemes:

Joint KC/BVA/ISDS Eye SchemeJoint KC/BVA Hip Dysplasia SchemeJoint KC/BVA Elbow Dysplasia SchemeDNA Testing Schemes

There is a wealth of information in each quarter’s BRS about who is breeding and what they have bred along with results of current health tests. It is interesting to see how many breeders are not following recommendations on breeding bitches. With the number of Great Danes ending up in Rescue in the current economic climate perhaps we should be questioning the ethics of breeding from very young bitches and the number of litters some breeders are continuing to produce.

Quarter October – December 2011

41 Litters 322 Puppies Registered

 24% of Litters had no Breeder Affix

3 litters were born to bitches between the ages of 22-24 months
2 bitches had given birth to 2 litters within 8 months.
1 bitch was just 24 months when she gave birth to her 2nd litter
2 bitch was 8 years 7 months old giving birth to her 2nd litter
8 bitches were registered this quater giving to their 3rd or 4th litter

Colour Number of Litters
Harlequin/Black/Blue/ Mantle 21
Blue 5
Fawn 9
Fawn/Brindle 2
Black 3
Blue/Black 1
Mantle 0
Total 41

Quarter July – September 2011

48 Litters 338 Puppies Registered

 25% of Litters had no Breeder Affix

Six litters were born to bitches between the ages of 20 – 23 months. See the details on ethics
1 bitch was just 3 years old the same month she had her 3rd litter.
1 bitch was 8 years old giving birth to her second litter
One breeder registered 7 litters in this quarter of which1 bitch was 5 years old giving birth to her 4th litter1 bitch had given birth to 2 litters within 7 calender months1 litter had produced a fawn littter from black parents

Colour Number of Litters
Harlequin/Black/Blue/ Mantle 26*
Blue 7
Fawn 6**
Fawn/Brindle 5
Black 2
Blue/Black 2
Mantle 0
Total 48

*Of the 26 Harlequin/Black Litters there were three litters containing ‘fawn’ puppies
** Of the six fawn litters there was one that had both a black sire and a black dam

Quarter April – June 2011

52 Litters 395 Puppies Registered

 21% of Litters had no Breeder Affix

Six litters were born to bitches between the ages of 16 – 23 months. See the details on ethics

Colour Number of Litters
Harlequin/Black/Blue/ Mantle 22
Blue 5
Fawn 11
Fawn/Brindle 6
Black 2
Blue/Black 5
Mantle 1
Total 52

Quarter January – March 2011

41 Litters 252 Puppies Registered

 22% of Litters had no Breeder Affix

3 litters were born to bitches between the ages of 16 – 21 months. See the details on ethics
2 bitches had given birth to 2 litters withing 8 calendar months

Colour Number of Litters
Harlequin/Black/Blue/ Mantle 24
Blue 7
Fawn 7
Fawn/Brindle 1
Black 0
Blue/Black 2
Mantle 0
Total 41

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