Contents of ROF 1

CHAPTER 1

a. OFFICIAL AUTHORIZATIONS AND MANDATES GRANTED TO THE NATIONAL CLUB OF ROMANIAN SHEPHERD DOGS (CNCCR).

b. THE STATUTE OF THE NATIONAL CLUB OF ROMANIAN SHEPHERD DOGS.


CHAPTER 2

a. THE STANDARD OF THE BREEDS OF THE ROMANIAN SHEPHERD DOGS MIORITIC AND CARPATHIAN VALID FOR THIS YEAR.

b. THE WAYS AND MODALITIES OF MODIFICATION OF THE STANDARDS OF THE ROMANIAN SHEPHERDS DOGS-MIORITIC AND CARPATHIAN.

c. THE EVOLUTION IN TIME OF THE STANDARDS OF THE BREEDS OF THE ROMANIAN SHEPHERD DOGS.




a. THE STANDARD OF THE BREEDS OF THE ROMANIAN SHEPHERD DOGS MIORITIC AND CARPATHIAN VALID FOR THIS YEAR.


b. THE WAYS AND MODALITIES OF MODIFICATION OF THE STANDARDS OF THE ROMANIAN SHEPHERD DOGS-MIORITIC AND CARPATHIAN.



According to the evolution of the breeds and the international norms in force, the standard of the shepherd dogs can be modified as it follows:
1. When the standards stipulated by CNCCR and recommended to be used by the international organization is being modified, the Board Committee will take into consideration these requirements and in their first assembly will proceed to the modification of the standard in accordance with these.
2. In the situation of a general evolution that might lead to the modification of the standard of one of the breeds, based on the breeders’ proposals, the General Assembly of CNCCR will discuss and approve certain modifications of the standards. Its author will send any proposal of modification with all the documentation attached, within 90 days before the date of the General Assembly of CNCCR, to all the branches and to the Board Committee of CNCCR, to be analyzed and taken into consideration.
3. The modification documentation file must include the following minimum compulsory sections:

- The anatomical section: presents the anatomical part for which the modification is proposed compared to the one in force.
- The scientific section: presents the scientifical data and measurements that lie at the basis of the modification of the standards.
- The economic section: presents long, medium and short time conclusions regarding the impact of the modification of the standard in force, based on the proposal stipulated therein, from the economic point of view.
- The photo-visual section: presents the visual support of the proposal of modification.

The Board Committee of CNCCR will make public annually or any time necessary, any modification of the standards of Romanian Shepherd Dogs Mioritic and Carpathian. All these modifications will be made available for all the specialized international organizations in written, letters to the members and by means of specialized publications within 30 days from the date of coming into force.




CHAPTER 3

a. THE CLASSES AND MINIMUM AGE FOR ARBITRATION FOR THE BREEDS OF THE ROMANIAN SHEPARD DOGS- MIORITIC AND CARPATHIAN-APPROVED TO BE USED FOR THE BEAUTY AND SELECTION EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED BY THE CNCCR OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED BY IT.

b. THE QULIFICATIVES AND THE TITLES THAT CAN BE GRANTED TO THE BREEDS OF ROMANIAN SHEPHERD DOGS AT THE BEAUTY AND SELECTION EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED BY THE CNCCR OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED BY IT.


a. THE CLASSES AND MINIMUM AGE FOR ARBITRATION FOR THE BREEDS OF THE ROMANIAN SHEPARD DOGS- MIORITIC AND CARPATHIAN-APPROVED TO BE USED FOR THE BEAUTY AND SELECTION EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED BY THE CNCCR OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED BY IT.



According to the official standards registered by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture by the request of CNCCR and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest, in April1998, and elaborated in its final form by the president of the Standards Commission of the International Canine Federation, Dr. J.M: Paschoud, in December 1998 and published in ‚Molda Magazine’, the CNCCR publication, and in other specialized periodicals, the ages and groups for arbitration of the Romanian Shepherd Dogs-Mioritic and Carpathian- are the following:

1. For Males:

- Puppy Group- 7-9 months can take part in the competition dogs under this age as the arbitration for this group is only demonstrative and is not taken into consideration for the record of the adult dog.

- Junior Group- 9-15 months, the dogs belonging to this group can take part in competitions of a superior level (Open), but they can not receive the reproduction right and must subdue to the rigors of the arbitration of that group.


- Open Group- 15months-7 years.

- Veteran Group- over 7 years, the dogs that have this age can take part in the competition in the Open or Champion Group, as the owner wishes and according to the results got in the competition.


- Champion Group- any dog that receives the Diploma of Champion of Romania from CNCCR is allowed to be enrolled in an inferior group (Open), if the owner wishes.

For obtaining the mating right, the minimum age is 15 months, but the recommended age is 18 months. It is preferable for the males to be used with artificial mating but it is recommended the natural mating.
For Females:

- Puppy Group- 7-9 months can take part in the competition dogs under this age as the arbitration for this group is only demonstrative and is not taken into consideration for the record of the adult dog.

- Junior Group-9-12 months, the dogs belonging to this group can take part in competitions of a superior level (Open), but they can not receive the reproduction right and must subdue to the rigors of the arbitration of that group.

- Open Group-1-7 years

- Veteran Group over 7 years, the dogs that have this age can take part in the competition in the Open or Champion Group, as the owner wishes and according to the results got in the competition.


- Champion Group any dog that receives the Diploma of Champion of Romania from CNCCR is allowed to be enrolled in an inferior group (Open), if the owner wishes.


For obtaining the mating right, the minimum age is 1 year old completed, and is recommendable for the first mating to take place after the first heating period, after it turned 1 and not later than 18-20 months, in order to avoid the ‚masculinity’ elements that can show up at a female, such as: refusing mating aggressiveness, to attack other females, etc. It is compulsory for all the female owners to know all these recommendations of CNCCR.
The obligation and responsibility of all the referees is to recheck in the ring the age and the group of arbitration stipulated on the arbitration sheet by the ring secretaries.


b. THE QULIFICATIVES AND THE TITLES THAT CAN BE GRANTED TO THE BREEDS OF ROMANIAN SHEPHERD DOGS AT THE BEAUTY AND SELECTION EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED BY THE CNCCR OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED BY IT.


1. Qualificatives that can be granted in the beauty contests

For Puppy Group:

Promising –for the samples that are very close to the standard at his age. It can be granted numerically, according to the number of puppies that receive this qualificative (Promising I, II, III, etc.)

Satisfactory- for the samples that are very close to the standard but have dental deficiencies, slight depigmentation, growing deficiencies, and related to the quality and the coverage or the colour of the hair.

Unsatisfactory- for the samples with large surface depigmentation, ocular heterocromy, monorhidy or criptorhidy.

Note: the referee has the obligation in the ring to put down the deficiencies on the arbitration sheet so as to be able to elaborate the observation canine sheet for each sample.

For Junior Group:

Excellent - for the samples that are very close to the standard at his age. It can be granted numerically, according to the number of puppies that receive this qualificative, up to 4 samples (Excellent I, II, III, IV).

Very Good, Good, Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory- will be granted according to the standards of each breed.


For Open Group:

Excellent - for the samples that are very close to the standard at his age. It can be granted numerically, according to the number of puppies that receive this qualificative, up to 4 samples (Excellent I, II, III, IV).

Very Good, Good, Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory- will be granted according to the standards of each breed.


For Champion Group:

Excellent - for the samples that are very close to the standard at his age. It can be granted numerically, according to the number of puppies that receive this qualificative, up to 4 samples (Excellent I, II, III, IV).

Very Good, Good, Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory- will be granted according to the standards of each breed


For Veteran Group:

Excellent - for the samples that are very close to the standard at his age. It can be granted numerically, according to the number of puppies that receive this qualificative, up to 4 samples (Excellent I, II, III, IV).

Very Good, Good, Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory- will be granted according to the standards of each breed


2. Qualificatives that can be granted in the selection exhibitions.

„R++”- „Recommended for reproduction”- is not granted in the emergency selections. It is asked to be granted only for the samples that fulfill all the requirements for this qualificative and for those which genealogy is known completely for minimum one generation.

„R+”- „Admitted for reproduction”- is not granted in the emergency selection.

„R-”- „Admitted only for controlled mating”- it can be granted by request for emergency selections.

„R--”- „Excluded from reproduction”

NOTE: If a sample was granted „R-” during a selection by request and later on the same sample was granted in an organized competition and arbitration a higher qualificative, the latter will be in force and written on the papers of its descendents.



3. The titles that can be granted as a result of the arbitrations in the beauty competitions and the ways to be obtained.

Titles can be granted as a result of the arbitrations in competitions such as CAC, CACIB, or levels of the National, International, World and European Championships, only for the following groups: Junior, Open, Champion and Veteran.

For Junior Group: the first place for each group (male/female) can be granted according to the decision of the referee, the title of „Romania First Junior”- RPJ

For Open Group: the first four places for each group (male/female) can be granted according to the decision of the referee, the title of „Dog with champion abilities”-CAC

For Champion Group: the first four places for each group (male/female) can be granted according to the decision of the referee, the title of „Dog with champion abilities”-CAC

For Veteran Group: the first four places for each group (male/female) can be granted according to the decision of the referee, the title of „Dog with champion abilities”-CAC

„ The best of the breed”- CMBR (BOB)- is granted as a result of an arbitration performed by two referees only in the levels of the championship or by one referee for the rest of the competitions, to the most representative sample with Excellent I qualificative. The winner of this title will have the right to take part into the Finals of the National Championship of Romanian Shepherd Dogs.

„Best in show”- BIS- is granted to the sample that wins a level or the Finals of the National Championship of Romanian Shepherd Dogs and also the CAC and CACIB competitions.

„Champion Of The Year…” Diploma and „The Cup Of Champion of CNCCR”(which is transmissible) will be granted to the sample that will win the Final of the National Championship of CNCCR for that year and will be added to its record. In this final, will take part only the samples that won BOB title in that year in all the competitions as long as were granted according to the CNCCR standards and by a referee approved by it.