As from July 1, 2006 all territorial authorities will be required to supply information for the purpose of compiling and maintaining a National Dog Database. This will mean that all breeds and colours of dogs will need to fall into a basic list.
| Breed |
Colour |
| pure breed |
predominant colour |
| predominant breed |
secondary colour |
| secondary breed |
|
After dog owners have supplied a description of their dogs, the Taupo District Council will update its records, in keeping with the new compliance, for use on the National Dog Database.
Colour List
Predominant Colour
This is to be the main colour of the dog. It must be one of the colours seen HERE ( 17 kb PDF ).
Secondary Colour
This is to be the second most predominant colour of the dog. It must be one of the colours seen HERE ( 17 kb PDF ).
Additional Information
Additional information may be obtained from the dog owner, which would not be passed to the National Dog Database, but could be retained locally by territorial authorities. This is:
- The owner's description. Dog owners can enter any description they wish and are not limited to the 10 “Base” colours.
Breed List
When owners register their dogs they must identify both the Standard Breed of the dog and the secondary or cross breed if there is one. This information is required to be standard throughout the country for the development and upkeep of the National Dog DataBase.
Pure Breed
Should the owner consider the dog to be a Pure Breed, then it is mandatory that the breed is identified as one of the breeds contained within the Standard Dog Breed list HERE. ( 23 kb PDF )
Cross Breed
Should the owner consider the dog to be a Cross Breed, then it is mandatory that the Predominant Breed is identified as one of the breeds contained within the Standard Dog Breed list HERE. ( 23 kb PDF ), i.e. you cannot describe your dog as a cross breed. You must identify at least one breed in the breed list but you can use the word cross as the secondary breed.
Secondary Breed
A secondary breed is the second most prominent breed of a dog. Owners can identify the secondary breed from the Standard Dog Breed list HERE. ( 23 kb PDF ) Otherwise it may be known as a 'cross.'
For more information visit the website for the Department of Internal Affairs Dog Database HERE.