Minimum breeding age - Dogs Victoria

Minimum Breeding Age for BitchesMinimum age at which a Bitch can be matedThe amendment in brackets indicates the date the age for that breed was loweredThese age restrictions came into force on 1 May 2011The age is calculated in the same way as for conformation classes. See also ANKC Regulations Part5 Section 1 Regulation 1.2 which states:1.2 To calculate the age of dogs for entry into breed classes where the date of birth does not occur inthe relevant month, the anniversary date be taken as the last date of that month, e.g. dogs born on 31January will be eligible to enter the baby puppy class on 30 April. (06/95, 30.1.2)Note also ANKC Regulations Part 6 Section 8 Regulation 8.2 which states:8.2 The minimum breeding age for bitches across all breeds is 12 months at the time of mating. Thisregulation is not intended to reduce minimum age requirement for breeding set out in the Code ofEthics of Member Bodies and the Rules of National Breed Councils and/or Breed Clubs. (Added10/10, 6.7( Amended EAP 07/11)12 MonthsAffenpinscherAiredale TerrierAustralian Cattle DogAustralian Stumpy Tail Cattle DogAustralian Silky TerrierBichon FriseBorder TerrierBritish BulldogBull TerrierBull Terrier [Miniature]Chihuahua [all varieties]Chinese Crested DogCocker SpanielCollie [Rough and Smooth]Dachshund [all varieties]English Springer SpanielEnglish Toy TerrierFrench BulldogGerman Hunting TerrierGerman Spitz [Klein]German Spitz [Mittel]HavaneseItalian GreyhoundJack Russell TerrierJapanese ChinJapanese SpitzLabrador RetrieverLhasa ApsoLowchenMiniature PinscherPapillonPekingesePomeranianPoodle [Toy] [amended 16/11/11]Portugese PodengoPugSchipperkeShih TzuTenterfield TerrierTibetan SpanielWelsh Corgi [Cardigan and Pembroke]West Highland White TerrierYorkshire Terrier16 MonthsBoston TerrierCavalier King Charles SpanielDandie Dinmont Terrier [amended 08/02/12]Golden RetrieverShetland Sheepdog18 MonthsAfghan HoundAkita InuAlaskan MalamuteAmerican Staffordshire TerrierAustralian KelpieAustralian TerrierAzawakh [added 06/02/12]BasenjiBassetBasset Fauve de BretagneBeagleBearded CollieBedlington TerrierBelgian Shepherd Dog [all varieties]Bergamasco Shepherd DogBloodhoundBluetick CoonhoundBorder CollieBorzoiBouvier des FlandresBoxerBracco ItalianoBriardBrittanyBullmastiffCairn TerrierCanaan DogCane CorsoCodes, Charters, Policies and Procedures – Page 4

18 Months (cont)Cesky TerrierChesapeake Bay RetrieverChow ChowCurly Coated RetrieverDalmatianDeerhoundDobermannDogue De BordeauxDutch ShepherdEnglish SetterEurasierField SpanielFinnish LapphundFinnish SpitzFlat Coated RetrieverFox Terrier [Smooth and Wire]German PinscherGerman Shepherd DogGerman Shorthaired and Wirehaired PointerGlen of ImaalGordon SetterGrand Basset Griffon VendeenGreyhoundGriffon Bruxellois [amended 14/12/12]HamiltonstovareHarrierHungarian Vizsla [amended 24/03/12]Ibizan HoundIrish Red & White SetterIrish SetterIrish TerrierIrish Water SpanielItalian SpinoneKeeshondKerry Blue TerrierKing Charles SpanielLakeland TerrierLagotto RomagnoloLarge MunsterlanderManchester TerrierMalteseNeapolitan MastiffNorfolk TerrierNorwegian ElkhoundNorwick TerrierNova Scotia Duck Tolling RetrieverOld English Sheepdog ClubOtterhoundParson Russell TerrierPeruvian Hairless DogPetit Basset Griffon VendeenPharaoh HoundPolish Lowland SheepdogPointerPoodle [Miniature]Portuguese Water DogPuliPumiPyrenean MastiffRhodesian RidgebackSalukiSamoyedSchnauzer [Miniature] [amended 06/09/12]Scottish TerrierSealyham TerrierShar PeiShiba InuSiberian HuskySkye TerrierSloughiSoft Coated Wheaten TerrierStaffordshire Bull TerrierSt BernardSussex SpanielSwedish LapphundSwedish VallhundWhite Swiss Shepherd DogTibetan TerrierWeimaraner**Weimaraner [Longhair]Welsh Springer SpanielWelsh TerrierWhippetXoloitzcuintle [Miniature]20 MonthsAustralian ShepherdBernese Mountain DogMastiff22 MonthsRottweilerTibetan Mastiff24 MonthsAnatolian Shepherd DogCanadian Eskimo DogCentral Asian Shepherd DogClumber SpanielCocker Spaniel [American]FoxhoundGreat DaneHungarian Wirehaired VizslaIrish WolfhoundKomondorKuvaszLeonbergerMaremma SheepdogNewfoundlandNorwegian BuhundPoodle [ Standard ]Pyrenean Mountain DogRussian Black TerrierSchnauzer [amended 06/09/12]Spanish MastiffXoloitzcuintle [Intermediate and Standard]30 MonthsSchnauzer [Giant] [amended 06/09/12]Codes, Charters, Policies and Procedures – Page 2