How to Qualify Your Dog for Breeding

The owner shall send the relevant Breed Advisor for the breed a legible set of documents by email:

• completed Application for Breeding Approval (there is no need to print or sign the form – entering your name electronically is sufficient)
• confirmation of payment of the breeding approval fee
• a copy of the membership card for the current year or confirmation of payment of the membership fee
• a copy (scan) of the pedigree (both sides), including any supplementary pages
• health test results:
  • hip and elbow dysplasia results (HD and ED), including the evaluation forms completed by the assessing veterinary surgeons and the Retriever Klub CZ certificate
  • genetic test results
  • OCD examination results
  • any other health examination results, where applicable
• show critique(s) (the dog must be over 12 months of age; the bite, dentition and height must be recorded either in the pedigree or in the show critique)
• working test results:
  
  • OVVR or other retrieving tests
  • in particular: PZ, LZ, VP and VZ
  • CACT field trials organised by Retriever Klub CZ or KCHLS
• the record sheet from the Spring Dog Survey (if the dog was measured and assessed after 12 months of age)
• photographs of the dog:
  • standing profile
    
  • portrait
• 👉 Please send the documents as:
  • legible scans, or
  • high-quality photographs in a reasonable file size.

The owner shall:

• send the following to the Breed Advisor by email:
  • the Application for Breeding Approval
  • photographs of the dog
• send the following to the Breed Advisor by post:
  • the original pedigree
  • the originals of all supporting documents
  • the signed Application for Breeding Approval
• additionally enclose:
  • the originals and copies of all other supporting documents

• The Breed Advisor will review the submitted documentation.
  • 👉 If the documentation is incomplete, illegible or missing:
    
    • The Breed Advisor will contact the owner
      
    • and agree on the next steps.
  • 👉 If everything is in order:
    • the Breed Advisor will verify the submitted scans against the original documents,
    • record the fulfilment of the breeding requirements in the pedigree,
    • and return the original documents to the owner at the address provided in the application.
      
• 📌 Important: Any time required to complete or correct an incomplete application is not included in the processing time for granting breeding approval.
• 📌 Processing time: within 14 days of receipt of the complete documentation (postal delivery time and any time required to supply missing documents are not included).
• 📁 Record keeping: the original Application for Breeding Approval is retained in the Club’s records.

• The Breed Advisor will verify the submitted documents,
• record the fulfilment of the breeding requirements in the pedigree,
  
• and return the original documents to the owner.
• 📌 Processing time: within 30 days of receipt of the documentation (postal delivery time and any time required to supply missing documents are not included).
• 📁 Record keeping: the Application for Breeding Approval, copies of the supporting documentation and a copy of the pedigree are retained in the Club’s records.

• The breeding assessment:
  • is always organised jointly by RK CZ and KCHLS,
  • is carried out by an authorised conformation judge who is a member of RK CZ or KCHLS,
  • is open to dogs from 12 months of age.
• The following are assessed:
  • height at the withers,
  • dentition and bite,
  • position of the eyelids,
  • testicles in male dogs.

To qualify for breeding by exception, both of the following requirements must be met:

• 1) Working Test (WT)
  • a Working Test in class L with a minimum grade of Very Good,
  • organised by one of the clubs (RK CZ / KCHLS) or abroad,
  • the WT must include a water exercise in which the dog demonstrates its ability to swim.
    
    • 👉 If the WT does not include a water exercise:
      
    • the organiser must arrange for the dog’s swimming ability to be assessed by a judge,
    • if the venue does not allow for such an assessment, the WT cannot be accepted for breeding qualification purposes.
• 2) Hunting Test / Field Trial
  • Any CACT hunting test conferring hunting eligibility and organised by RK CZ or KCHLS:
    
    • SZVP
    • PZ
    • VZPR
    • ZPR
    • SZR
    • completed with a minimum classification of Prize II,
  • or
  • a successfully completed Field Trial (FT) in the Czech Republic or abroad.
  • 👉 Requirements:
    • the test must include a water exercise in which the dog demonstrates its ability to swim,
      
    • the test must be successfully completed.

Health testing must comply with the current breeding requirements for retrievers set by Retriever Klub CZ.

Form available for download (in Czech)

Guidelines for Applying for a Breeding Qualification Exception (in Czech)