EASTERN GERMANSHORTHAIRED POINTER CLUB, INC.
AKC Member Club

We invite you to join and share with us the enjoyment of participation in one to the oldest and largest GSP clubs in the United States. For well over 60 years we have been encouraging of one of the finest breeds in the Sporting Group of the American Kennel Club with our many events and activities. Please fill out the application and forward with a check in the appropriate fee to the name and address listed below.

Click here to download a membership application.

Mail to: Linda Rynkiewicz
EGSPC Membership Chairman
105 Guldin Road , Douglassville, PA 19518

CODE OF ETHICS

1. All dogs shall be kept under sanitary conditions and shall be given maximum health protection
through regular inoculations and proper nutrition. Dogs shall be contained within safe restrictions
when the breeder/owner cannot personally supervise their safety.

2. All breeders shall keep accurate and complete personal records of breedings, litters, pedigrees
and puppy/dog owners' names as required by the American Kennel Club.

3. All puppies leaving their breeder's possession shall be a minimum of seven (7) weeks of age,
except in those breeds where twelve (12) weeks of age is generally accepted.

4. All breeders of purebred dogs shall breed to conform to the American Kennel Club's Standard of
Excellence for their breed and only from quality, healthy stock. Breeders will screen for inherited
diseases/disorders as known in their breed.

5. Breeders shall provide the puppy buyer with written details of feeding, general care, dates and
types of inoculations, wormings and general medical records, grooming instructions, etc. and be
readily available for information and advice in the future as needed.

6. Breeders will not knowingly sell or consign puppies or adult dogs to pet stores, puppy brokers, or
other commercial dealers.

7. All puppies will be sold with written contracts appropriate for conformation/breeding quality or
pet quality specifications (limited registration), guarantees and restrictions. The contract will ensure
that the breeder will be contacted whenever an owner can no longer keep a dog at any time in the
dog's life, and it will be the obligation of the breeder to assist in the placement or disposition of the
dog. Puppy purchasers should be urged to spay or neuter all pet quality puppies.

8. Dogs and/or bitches will not be bred before or after such an age as is customary for their breed as
outlined by the Parent Club and AKC guidelines. The breeder will allow proper, healthful spacing
between litters.

9. Breeders will permit stud services only to quality, healthy bitches, appropriately screened for
inherited diseases/disorders, communicable diseases and owned by individuals who give satisfactory
evidence that they will give these puppies proper care and attention and who are in agreement
with these and the Parent Club guidelines for responsible breeders.

10. Prospective buyers should be screened as thoroughly as possible to determine their desire and
ultimate intent for each puppy and/ or dog, and also for their interest and ability to provide a safe,
adequate and loving home for each puppy and/or dog acquired.

11. Breeders will not dispose of any puppy or adult dog bred or owned by them in animal shelters
or animal pounds.