Our Dogs are DNA tested for Cerebellar ataxia which is a rare and inheritable neurological disease that has been identified in a number of smooth-haired Hungarian Vizslas it is an aggressive and progressive neurological condition which affects gait and coordination from around 2-3 months of age.

There is ‘no treatment’ and affected dogs are ‘euthanased’ at the advanced stages of the disease.

Degenerative myelopathy (DM) is an inherited neurological disorder of dogs that can be fatal. Affected dogs usually begin showing clinical signs of disease in adulthood with gradual muscle wasting and loss of coordination that typically begins in the hind limbs because of nerve degeneration. Disease progression continues until the dog is unable to walk.

Hyperuricosuria (HUU) is elevated levels of uric acid in the urine. This condition causes dogs to form stones in their bladders or sometimes kidneys. These stones often must be removed surgically and can be difficult to treat. HUU is inherited as a simple autosomal recessive defect.

Here at Cwmdarran Gundogs no puppy’s we produce will be affected due to the mating being planned to ensure we never pair two dogs together that carry the faulty gene.

WHY ARE WE LICENSED? Anyone breeding and selling puppies should be licensed. A copy from the government website is below – Decide for yourself if the breeder your about to hand money to is a legal breeder or an illegal backyard breeder.

There’s a limit on the number of litters that dog breeders can have unless a breeder can prove that they will not sell any of the puppies from these litters as puppies or adults.

Businesses should tell their relevant licensing local authority by email or phone when each litter of puppies is whelped.

To decide if an activity is a business and will need a licence, consider if the operator:

• makes any sale or carries out the activity to make a profit
• earns any commission or fee from the activity

You should also consider HMRC’s 9 badges of trade.

If someone has a trading income below the HMRC trading income allowance, they do not require a licence for their activities.

If someone has a trading income above the HMRC trading income allowance, they do not automatically qualify as a business. *(HMRC Trading Allowance £1000)*

They must have a licence, if they do either or both of the following:

• breeding 3 or more litters of puppies in any 12-month period – unless they can prove that none of the puppies have been sold as puppies or adults
• breeding dogs and advertising a business of selling dogs – as defined under the business test