Just a quick question. Can you place an endorsment on a dog that you have not bred yourself but is now registered in your name?

Thankyou in advance

Kerry

Only the breeder can place endorsements on their pups or remove them.

hi kerry
yes the advice you was given is the only way this can be done

I was pretty sure that was the case, thanks for the help, much appreciated.

Hmm now I am thinking there is a bit more to it, Is it not only the breeder who can remove them but that they can be placed by the owner.9 of course as long as it is in the possession and in their name)

I am sure if you buy or have a dog that had no endorsements and for whatever reason it is resold or rehomed then you can put endorsements on the dog regardless if you bred it BUT that they breeder is still the only one who can remove them.

I think you could be right Blue....I just had a look at the KC website and it says:

Alternatively if the dog has already been registered, the owner will need to write in to the Kennel Club requesting that an endorsement be placed upon the records of a dog. The letter should clearly state the breed, Kennel Club registered name and Kennel Club registration number for the dog, and that the owner has physical possession of the dog. The owner should also enclose the registration certificate for the dog so that this can annotated accordingly. A letter of confirmation will then be sent advising that this request has been carried out.

Reading further on it also states:

An endorsement may only be lifted at the written request of the person who placed the endorsement.

Thanks guys I think what I will do is give the kennel club a call on monday. Whenever I have pups they are always endorsed and sold with contracts stating the conditions on which they will be lifted, ie hips/elbows, and other health tests needed, and that they do the job they were intended for (gun work) if sold as a pet, it states it will never be lifted and so on. But I am going to start part training Labs for gunwork and if I buy one in as opposed to breeding myself I wanted to be able to ensure said dogs are not just bred from without relevent testing as I will feel responsible for it even though I did not breed it for the rest of its life. I have already encounted the problem with someone who wanted to know if the dog had a good pedigree because they wanted to use him on their two bitches. Obviously they got a big lecture on breeding and how it was impossible to tell if he was going to be suitable as he was only 12 months old and that it would be highly unlikely he would compliment both the bitches if either of them anyway. Seemed a nice person, just uneducated in breeding, needless to say they were turned away. But it made me think in a big way as this is a hobby I really want to pursue but I think I will worry myself sick that they will be used for breeding without health testing done. But if I can place an endorsement I will not have to worry, but I will also have to be able to remove it, it looks as though it might be possible with what you have found on the KC website SharonM (thankyou for looking), I will give them a call
Thanks again
Kerry

That is quite Right it is the OWNER who places the endorsement whilst the dog/pup is in their registered and physical ownership.