A survey of Partner Kennel Clubs was conducted ahead of this meeting. A selection of common themes, challenges, and concerns are summarized below:
Mandatory Parentage Verification by KCs - Positives and negatives/challenges	
Positives	Negatives / Challenges	Comments/questions/solutions	
Accuracy of pedigrees; verification from the start – not just when there is a complaint or question 

Thoughts from those already doing it?	•	Disincentive to register dogs? 
•	Costly to breeder 
•	Challenging for breeder to test all puppies in a litter 
•	Delay in getting registrations for puppies; might force breeders to keep them longer? 
•	May be more challenging to test foreign studs – people may not use – national populations become more closed? 
•	For most KCs may require major change to processes, systems?
•	Who will own data collected, and what responsibility is there it disclose purpose of data collected to the owner? 
•	How can cost effective DNA profiling be made available to encourage participation and not negatively impact registration databases? 
•	Challenges of KC member/breeder acceptance and strategies to gain buy-in by the membership?	What if this could be combined with wider genetic screening being recommended/done anyway? 
Is this the future, regardless of what some KCs want? Is it just a matter of time? 
What will happen if some KCs move in this direction and others don’t? 
What is the impact of more people doing it on their own, regardless of KC requirements? 

Exchange of breeding animals is vital for genetic variation. Hence, it is important that DNAidentifications are comparable between countries/KCs so that dogs do not have to be retested with different panels.

Risks to not moving towards genetic parentage testing may take assignation of breed/dog affirmation away from kennel club control and influence	
			
Is your Kennel Clubs ready/considering to switch to SNP ID and parentage [see answers above]? (If there are those who want to consider this:	
Question	Logistics/General Planning	Technical/procedural Issues	
Who are the Kennel Clubs interested to register the DNA panel result for each dog?	•	When and how do you plan the transition from STR to SNP based DNA fingerprints in your KC? (Or to start with SNPs)
•	How many SNP tests would you probably use per year?	•	How do we register new SNP identification?	
How do we make DNA identification shareable between KCs?	•	Can we settle a norm to register it easily and put it on the pedigrees? 
•	Could collaboration make DNA profiling more cost effective? Or at least improve uptake and acceptance?
•	International standardization How can we make sure relevant data (SNP profile, but maybe information on breed specific mutation as well) can be shared between kennel clubs?
	•	What technical aspects must be considered?
•	Implementation and technical requirements for IT systems to integrate the data
•	Recommended length of time for DNA samples to be kept for samples obtained for parentage and other tests?