Breeding Season Recap: Q & A

Here's a weird one that's not on there, but since this topic is here, seems a good place to ask.

Members require the permission of each PM in their pack to breed. Does a PM therefore require the permission of their fellow PMs? I don't think this ever comes up since PMs normally discuss breeding season plans together and permission is implicit, but I'm curious about the technicalities!

I'm going to say yes, only because you'll need to coordinate puppy spots. We plan on having a private registry next year so we run into fewer issues next year. Only the admins will be able to see it, but it will allow us to have a greater overall view of who has permission (especially in regards to multi-pack litters).

Yup! What Remedy said :)

I’d also put that empirically, the Alpha (or whatever the equivalent in your pack is to Rank 1) is the one that has the final say on slots, and being a Beta (Rank 2) doesn’t mean you decide for yourself others’ permissions or that you are entitled to deciding for yourself whether you have permission. In other words, anything below Alpha/Rank 1 that is still a leader, still has to get permission from their fellow PMs - and Rank1/Alpha should be conferring with other PMs about their breeding permission too. PMs should be coordinating/communicating with their other leaders on permission and divvying up the slots.  There should be clear communication between leaders regarding permissions given to avoid any future issues, and PMs should track somewhere the permissions they’ve handed out. Sole PMs get to decide for themselves, of course.