Advertising Policies

All preferred ad placements are on a first-come, first-serve basis except for the front cover following the National Specialty which is offered as a trophy for Best of Breed at the Specialty and the back cover following the National Specialty which is offered as a trophy for High In Trial winner. The Top 20 winner also receives a photo ad in the issue following the National Specialty. lf multiple requests qualify, then the earliest postmark will take priority provided payment was included with the request. Also the front cover will have the following order of availability. Ist Best in Show - All Breed; 2nd Best in Show-Local Specialty; 3rd High In Trial All Breed; 4th Group 1; 5th High in Trial Local Specialty; 6th Hall of Fame Dog/Bitch. No advertiser may have preferred placement more than once during any 12 month period, unless it has not been requested by another advertiser.

The Pinscher Patter is organized, operated and produced exclusively for the purpose of urging members and/or breeders to accept the standard of the breed as approved by the American Kennel Club, Inc., as the only standard of excellence by which the Miniature Pinscher shall be judged, providing charitable and educational information about the Miniature Pinscher and to give recognition to individuals and events of interest. The Pinscher Patter will not accept advertisements advocating or quoting breed standards other than the AKC Breed Standard. Information on foreign breed standards will be allowed in article format. The Pinscher Patter will not accept advertisements that promote a particular opinion, agenda or solicit signatures for petitions. Opinion pieces will be accepted, at the Editors discretion, provided the author states that the article is an opinion and does not solicit signatures for petitions. One opinion piece, per author, will be allowed per calendar year.

The Pinscher Patter is authorized to carry official sections and reports issued by the Miniature Pinscher Club of America, Inc. Articles appearing in this publication are not necessarily the opinion of the Pinscher Patter, its Editor/Agent, or the Miniature Pinscher Club of America, Inc. The right to edit all material or refuse to print material submitted is reserved by The Pinscher Patter through its Editor/Agent and the Board of Directors of the Miniature Pinscher Club of America, Inc. or shall be placed by individuals or entities whose advertising submission is judged to be in harmony with the stated purpose of this publication. All persons or entities placing advertisements in, or submitting written materials to the Pinscher Patter are solely responsible for the content or representations and claims made for their dogs/products/services or accuracy of written material.

All material, whether in the form of advertisements, articles, symbols, diagrams or illustrations, is accepted and published by the Pinscher Patter, its Editor/Agent and the Miniature Pinscher Club of America, Inc. with the express agreement that the persons or entities submitting the material will indemnify and hold the Club and/or its Editor/Agent free and harmless from any claims or damages or any liability incurred as a result of publishing such material, which is libel, copyright or trademark infringement or plagiarism, and will reimburse the Club and/or its Editor/Agent for any expenses incurred in the defense of any such claims, including reasonable attorney's fee and court costs.