Vom Keiser Wappen Rottweilers Stud Contract

Vom Keiser Wappen Rottweilers Stud Contract

14 Autumn Woods Dr. Troy, Mo. 63379

Phone 314-471-6721 sale@vkwrottweilers.com

Dog:___________________________________________________________________________

DNA profile ___________ AKC/CKC/ADRK _____________ D.O.B. ________________________

Bitch Name______________________________________________________________________

Bitch's D.O.B_____________ AKC/CKC/ADRK Number_______________________________________

Bitch Owner_____________________________________________________________________

Bitch Co-Owner__________________________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number______________________ E-mail________________________________________

Stud Dog owner enters into this agreement with the intent to help the Bitch owner to produce healthy

puppies which, in both type and temperament, which will be good representatives of the Rottweiler breed.

To this end, the following items are included in this Stud Contract:

Bitch Qualifications

1. Bitch must be registered by the American Kennel Club or Canadian Kennel Club and be over 24 mos.

2. Bitch may have no disqualifying faults per the FCI Breed Standard for the Rottweiler and all genetic

and/or health problems which exist or have existed in the bitch must be disclosed to Stud Dog owner.

3. Bitch must have good temperament, as evidenced by conformation or working titles. If the Bitch is not

titled in a way to make good temperament probable, bitch owner agrees to make Bitch available for

examination by Stud Dog owner. In cases where the Stud Dog owner cannot meet the bitch, owner will

provide current photographs.

4. Bitch owner warrants that this Bitch has not been bred to any other Stud Dog from the start of her

heat cycle.

Stud Fees/Expenses

1. A stud fee of $_______________ shall be payable in full prior to the first mating or insemination by cash or

US Postal Money Order unless other arrangements are made beforehand between the breeder and stud dog owner.

2. The Bitch owner is responsible for any and all fees associated with breeding, including, but not limited

to veterinary Services, container fees, shipping fees, ovulation timing or artificial insemination fees.

3. The owner of the Stud Dog guarantees that the Bitch whelp 3 live puppies. If the Bitch fails to whelp or

whelps less than three live puppies, the owner of the Bitch must notify the Stud Dog owner within 7 days of

the expected whelp date. In these cases, the Stud Dog owner will provide one repeat stud service to this

Bitch or an agreed upon Bitch owned or co-owned by the same owner. In the case of a substitute Bitch, all

requirements of the original contract must be met. In the case that the Bitch changes ownership, there is

no obligation on the part of the Stud Dog owner to provide a repeat service.

4. If, after the second mating/insemination, the original Bitch again fails to whelp, the Stud Dog owner will

offer services of Stud Dog once more, only after the Bitch has undergone examination by a reproductive

veterinarian and has had ovulation timing. Any attempt to mate/inseminate after the second unsuccessful

mating or insemination, will be at no expense to the Stud Dog owner. In this case, Bitch owner will also

incur the expense of frozen semen collection if the bitch is to be inseminated in this manner.

5. The stud fee shall not be refunded, in whole or in part, for any reason, except as specifically provided for

within this contract.

_________________________________________________________________________________

Stud Dog owner reserves the right to deny any breeder or bitch for any reason. In the case

that the breeding has previously been approved, Stud Dog owner also reserves the right to later refuse any

bitch that is aggressive to any person while attempting to breed naturally or artificially or whose breeder is

found to not be in good standing with the American Kennel Club and Canadian Kennel Club. In either case,

full stud fee, less $200 for expenses, will be refunded.

In breeding animals, there is always a risk that one may be injured during the process. Bitch owner agrees

to hold the stud dog harmless from any liability or damage. In addition, the Bitch owner understands that

the Stud Dog owner accepts no liability for the actions of this Bitch while in their care, including but not

limited to personal injury or property damage.

Shipment of chilled or frozen semen is an additional $400.00

It is specifically agreed that Vom Keiser Wappen Rottweilers is not required to sign the application for

registration of a resulting litter until such time as all expenses and stud fees are paid and all conditions

of this contract are executed.

Any further agreement between the parties is set forth below:

This contract contains the entire agreement of the parties and shall be construed and enforced in accordance

with the laws of the state of Missouri. Both parties stipulate that there are no other agreements other

than those set forth in this document. Any legal action filed by either party in an effort to enforce this

contract, will be filed in Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. If any legal action occurs, the prevailing party

will be entitled to recover reasonable costs and attorney's fees. Each party acknowledges that they have

read and understand the terms and conditions of this Stud Service Contract and have voluntarily entered

into and executed this agreement.

Signature of Stud Dog owner______________________________________________ Date ___________

Signature of Bitch owner_________________________________________________ Date____________

Signature of Bitch co-owner______________________________________________ Date____________

 

 

Rottweiler Coat and Skin 101

BACK

.   Overview

A Rottweiler's skin is the largest organ of its body and the structural and living barrier between a dog and its environment. It provides protection from physical">

Rottweiler Coat and Skin 101

BACK

.   Overview

A Rottweiler's skin is the largest organ of its body and the structural and living barrier between a dog and its environment. It provides protection from physical, chemical, and microbiologic injury, and its sensory components perceive heat, cold, pain, itching, touch, and pressure. In addition, the skin is synergistic with internal organ systems and provides a window into overall health. The skin, hair, and subcutis of a newborn Rottweiler puppy represent 24 per cent of its body weight, but by maturity, these structures constitute about 12 per cent of body weight.

How does hair evolve?

Hair 'seeds' or germs initially consist of an area of crowding in the skin. Subsequently, the areas of crowding become buds that protrude into the skin. Beneath each bud lies a group of cells from which the hair papilla is later formed. The hair papilla is the cone-shaped bump located at the bottom of the hair follicle, which is rich in blood and contributes to the growth and regeneration of the hair. It can be considered to be the 'mother' that feeds the hair. As long as the papilla is not destroyed, the hair will grow.

As this hair germ lengthens and develops into a hair follicle and hair, three distinct bulges appear. The lowest (deepest) of the bulges develops into the attachment for the arrector pili muscle which pulls the hair shaft up as in 'making one's hackles rise' or 'goose-bumps'; the middle bulge develops into the sebaceous gland which produces sebum - a greasy (in fact waxy) secretion that coats the hair before it reaches the skin's surface; and the uppermost bulge evolves into the apocrine sweat gland whose function is a significant area of debate.

The haircoat varies in density, texture and length among breeds, and among individuals within a breed. It may also vary from one area to another on the body, and in accordance with age and sex.

The pH of normal canine skin has a reported range from about 7.0 to 7.4. Allerderm®, a respected manufacturer of veterinary dermato-pharmacological products suggests an average pH of 7.5. The precise neutral point on the pH scale is 7.0, therefore canine skin should be considered mildly alkaline. Human skin, by contrast, has a pH of approximately 5.5.

What makes up a Rottweiler hair shaft?

The hair shaft is divided into medulla, cortex, and cuticle. The medulla is the innermost region of the hair and could be considered the 'marrow' of the hair shaft. The medulla is composed of longitudinal rows of cells flattened from top to bottom. The cell layers are solid near the hair root, but the rest of the hair shaft contains air and carbohydrate pockets. The cortex, the middle layer, consists of completely cornified, spindle-shaped cells, whose longitudinal axis is parallel to the hair shaft. This layer gives the hair its strength and elasticity and is made up of a fibrous substance formed by elongated cells. These cells contain the pigment that gives the hair its colour. The colour of a hair depends on the type and amount of pigment granules it contains. These pigment granules are formed in the melanocytes (pigment producing cells) of the hair follicle, are found to be oval fairly smooth particles, and are injected into the hair cells as they grow. Black hairs found in the Rottweiler contain black pigment granules, composed of eumelanin, which are densely packed into the medulla and cortex of the hair. Pigment present in the medulla has little influence on the colour of the hair shaft but the dense packing of eumelanin granules may make them both stiff and thick. Tan and  mahogany hairs contain phaeomelanin granules that are not only lighter in colour, but are packed less densely into the hairs. Under the microscope these granules look much finer, almost dust-like. Even if a tan or mahogany hair was the same diameter as a black hair, it would be more flexible, because the pigment granules are finer, smoother, and allow for the hair to bend more easily. However, pigment granules comprise a large component of the total hair structure, so tan hairs also tend to be finer in diameter. In general, the cortex accounts for one-sixth to one-third the width of the hair shaft and, as previously stated, contributes the most to the mechanical properties of the hair. The cuticle, the outermost layer of the hair, is formed by flat, transparent, overlapping, protective scale-like cells arranged like slate on a roof, with the free edge of each cell facing the tip of the hair.

What makes up the hair follicles?

Hair follicles are usually positioned at a 30 to 60 degree angle to the skin surface. Dogs have a compound hair follicle arrangement. In general, a cluster consists of two to five large primary hairs surrounded by groups of smaller, secondary hairs. One of the primary hairs is the largest (central primary hair), and the remaining primary hairs are smaller (lateral primary hairs). Each primary hair has sebaceous and sweat glands and an arrector pili muscle. Secondary hairs may be accompanied only by sebaceous glands. Secondary hairs have a narrower medulla and a more prominent cuticle than do primary hairs. The primary hairs generally emerge independently through separate pores while the secondary hairs emerge through a common pore. From five to 20 secondary hairs may accompany each primary hair. Hairs are present in groups of 100 to 600/cm2 (645 to 3870/in2) in the dog, with two to 15 hairs per group.

Both primary (outer coat, guard) and secondary (undercoat) hairs are medullated in dogs. In general, the shape of the hair follicle determines the shape of the hair fibre, with straight follicles producing straight hairs and curly follicles producing curly hairs. In general, no new hair follicles are formed after birth.

The hair cycle

Rottweiler hair does not grow continuously but rather in cycles. Each cycle consists of a growing period, during which the follicle is actively producing hair, and a resting period, during which the hair is retained in the follicle as a dead (or club) hair that is subsequently lost. There is also a transitional period between these two stages. The relative duration of the phases of the cycle varies with age, region of the body, and sex. It should be remembered that it could also be modified by a variety of physiologic and pathologic factors.

The Rottweiler hair cycle, and thus the coat, is controlled by light, ambient temperature, nutrition, hormones, general state of health, genetics, and other poorly understood intrinsic factors. Hair replacement in dogs is mosaic in pattern because neighboring hair follicles are in different stages of the hair cycle at any one time. Replacement responds predominantly to light and, to a lesser extent, to ambient temperature, and is unaffected by castration (male dog neutering). Dogs in temperate latitudes may shed noticeably in the spring and fall. Hair follicle activity, and thus hair growth rate, is maximal in summer and minimal in winter. Up to 50 per cent of hair follicles may be resting in the summer while this proportion may increase to 90 per cent in the winter. Transitional hairs always constitute a small proportion of the total number of hairs, usually 4 to 7 per cent of the total. Many dogs exposed to several hours of artificial light (e.g., animals housed indoors) shed, sometimes profusely, throughout the year.

Hair grows until it attains its preordained length, which varies according to body region and is genetically determined. It then enters the resting phase, which may last for a considerable amount of time. Each region of the body has its own ultimate length of hair beyond which no further growth occurs, a phenomenon responsible for the distinctive coat lengths of various breeds. Investigators have reported daily hair growth rates in dogs of 0.04 to 0.18 mm in Greyhounds and 0.34 to 0.40 mm in Beagles.

Because hair is 95 per cent protein, with a high percentage of amino acids that contain sulphur, nutrition has a profound effect on its quantity and quality. The normal growth of hair (the sum of growth in all follicles being up to 100 feet per day) and the keratinization of skin require 25 to 30 per cent of the animal's daily protein requirement. Poor nutrition may produce patchy areas in which hairs become thinner (alopecia), rough, dry, dull, and brittle. They are easily broken and grow slowly while shedding is prolonged.

Under conditions of ill health or generalized disease, the hair growth cycle may be considerably shortened; accordingly, a large percentage of body hairs may be dormant at one time. Because dormant hairs tend to be more easily lost, the animal may shed excessively. Disease states may also lead to faulty formation of hair cuticle, which results in a dull, lustreless hair coat. Severe illness or systemic stress may cause many hair follicles to enter concurrently and prematurely into the dormant phase. Shedding of these hairs thus occurs simultaneously, often resulting in visible thinning of the coat.