AT THE INAUGURAL BOARD MEETING of the Association, on the 26th of February 2005, the I.S.A. policy for acceptance of Chinook stock for entry into its ancestry records data base was set forth in Resolution #015 - 2005. That resolution contained a schedule of guidelines, given below in its current version. (A Microsoft Word file of these eligibility rules is available for downloading on the I. S. A. Documents page of this website!)
International Seppala Association
Rules for Chinook Eligibility
Rules for Chinook Eligibility
1. Animals from AKC FSS, UKC and other registries whose pedigrees are traceable to members of the Modern Foundation group of 16 animals in all pedigree lines (see Note A) are eligible subject to inspection and DNA test in questionable cases.
2. Animals not conforming to the above category (as for example, unregistered stock from working kennels) will be considered by the Board for approval on the merits of the individual case. Documentation of origin, DNA testing, inspection, and/or progeny testing may be required by the Board.
3.(1) Registered Chinook Crossbreds from Chinook Owners Association (COA), Chinooks WorldWide (CWW), or other registries, whose pedigrees contain up to 6.25 percent non-Chinook lineage as determined and calculated by the I. S. A. ancestry database may be accepted.
(2) Acceptance of such "Chinook Crossbreds" is exceptional, not automatic, and decisions of the Board are final. Criteria governing acceptance are an internal matter and will not be subject to discussion or negotiation with owners of candidate animals.
(3) Analysis of pedigree will play a major part in determining acceptability, as will overall conformity to the breed Standard. Origins, nature and quantity of non-Chinook lineage in the pedigree, its distribution within the pedigree, level of performance proving of the animal in question, and inspection of the candidate animal may all play a part in the final decision. In general, candidates with one side of the pedigree pure Chinook will be preferred to those in which non-Chinook lineage (particularly the same ancestors) are found on both the sire's and the dam's side of the pedigree.
(4) As acceptance of such animals is an exception to the norms set forth in the previous two sections, there is no guarantee that any particular "Chinook Crossbred" animal will necessarily be accepted regardless of its origin or relative degree of bloodline purity. Neither the Board nor the Custodian of Records are under any obligation to justify decisions. The Board and Custodian of Records will ensure that animals accepted under this section remain a minority such that there is no possibility of undue genetic influence upon the breed as a whole.
(5) Accepted "Chinook Crossbreds" and their progeny may be subject to breeding restrictions as directed by the Board, in order to ensure their assimilation to mainstream Chinook lineage. Acceptance may be made subject to progeny testing.
4. On request the Custodian of Records may acceptas "grade Chinooks" COA and CWW Registered as well as Unregistered "Chinook Crossbreds" containing more than 6.25 percent of non-Chinook lineage as determined by the I. S. A. database. Animals thus accepted will not be recognised as Chinooks. This category is provided as a service to those who wish to upgrade promising sleddog stock to full Chinook status, allowing the Association to keep reliable ancestral records of stock proposed for upgrading. Grade Chinooks may be subject to stringent breeding restrictions as directed by the Board.
5. In any of the above categories the Board may require approved DNA profiling of candidate animals to be performed at the owner's expense, if it deems such action necessary for safeguarding of the stud book.
Notes:
A. The following 8 pure Chinooks (the Perry Greene Kennels 1981 rescue dogs) are regarded as the founders from which today's Chinooks descend:
1. Perry Greene Barrow
2. Perry Greene Bering
3. Perry Greene Honey
4. Perry Greene Kima
5. Perry Greene Kiska
6. Perry Greene Riki
7. Perry Greene Tavi
8. Perry Greene Tia
As well as these 8 additional Modern Founders:
1. Fords MacKenzie
2. Northdown Nugget
3. North Wind Hoonah
4. North Wind Kiska
5. North Wind Kodiac
6. North Wind Nome
7. North Wind Riki
8. North Wind Tia
--By I. S. A. Board of Directors Resolution 023 Ð 2005, 27 February 2005
At present database software is being selected and tested; ancestry data entry has not yet begun. Hence it will be awhile yet before the Association will be able to accept applications for entry of Chinook stock into its records. Watch the "Announcements" page of this website where notice will be given when the Custodian of Records is ready to accept applications.
