Goals Association Vrienden van de Västgötaspets:
- The association strives to promote the interests of the Västgötaspets (Swedish Vallhund) in The Netherlands and abroad.
- She tries to reach this goal by:
- Maintaining contacts with owners and/or lovers of the breed Västgötaspets both inland and abroad.
- Regularly organising sociable walks or engaging activities; or by highlighting walks or activities organised by others.
- Informing about the buying, keeping, caring for, breeding and raising the Västgötaspets. Also informing interested members about new developments regarding health, relationships or breeding.
- Bringing together fans of the breed with breeders or connoiseurs.
- Giving shelter to Västgötaspets that cannot stay with their owners for a short or long time because of sickness, vacation or health issues of their owners; and to be of help with rehoming.
- Exploring the options to set up a Rescue Fund so that money won't be a problem when finding a new suitable home for a Västgötaspets that has ended up in a shelter, within or outside of the Association.
- Keeping in contact with Scandia (Association of Lovers and Breeders of Scandinavian Spitz breeds) in order to maybe join them in the future.
- Keeping in contact with the Västgötaspets Vereniging Nederland (VVN, Västgötaspets Association of The Netherlands).
- Keeping in contact with foreign owners of Västgötaspets and Västgötaspets breed associations.
- Preserving and improving the breed Västgötaspets.
- Promoting health and welfare of Västgötaspets dogs in general and preventing and fighting hereditary defects of this breed. Especially by formulating a Breed specific Breeding Regulation where the current Regulation (dd juni 2016), at the 'Raad van Beheer', can be taken as a starting point.
