The Bonded Lineage Programme

Lineage & Certification

One certificate per dog · annotated, never replaced · append-only for the life of the animal.

Every dog issued by the house is accompanied by a single bonded document — the Lineage Certificate. It records the dog's origin, its specifications against the published tolerance bands, every household into which it has been placed, and every Concierge who has held it.

The certificate is not replaced when the dog changes hands. It is annotated. A dog returned and re-housed under §6 carries the annotation of that return for the rest of its life. Re-Listing purchasers see the full certificate, including all prior placements and the reason given for each return. The certificate cannot be reset.

A specimen

An active certificate currently under §4 re-inspection. Issued to client #N-21184.

gene dogs · Atelier Paris · est. 2030

Lineage Certificate

Issued under the Bonded Lineage Programme

Specification

Genome ID: TP-PDL-03704
Lineage: Toy Poodle, atelier-bred
Coat: Charcoal · hand-finished against reference swatch 03
Curl index: 5.4 · within house tolerance band 5.0 – 6.5
Temperament: Companion · index 7.1 · within band 6.0 – 8.0
Mature weight: 2.4 – 3.8 kg
Mature height: 24 – 28 cm at shoulder
Whelped: 27 May 2035 · Paris Atelier nursery
Issued: 02 September 2035

Placement record · append-only

02 Sep 2035
Issued · gene dogs Atelier, 14 rue de Sévigné, Paris.
04 Sep 2035
Delivered · Client #N-21184, Mayfair, London W1. Concierge assigned: Mlle. C. Aubert. Care Covenant signed.
06 Sep 2035
Return call (§3.1). Return request approved by telephone with the assigned Concierge. Call archived as RC-N21184-20350906.
09 Sep 2035
Return Authorisation issued under §3.2. Reason on file: "Aesthetic mismatch with the household."
13 Sep 2035
Cross-reference filed: replacement order #GD-03891 (Toy Poodle — Brown, TP-PDL-03891) placed by the same household. Certificates remain separate.
11 Sep 2035
In transit, London → Paris. Climate-controlled cabin. ETA Atelier 13 Sep 2035.
[ pending ]
Awaiting re-inspection at the Atelier under §4.
[ pending ]
Resolution: refund, Re-Listing, or Atelier re-housing under §5 – §6.

Definitions

Terms used on every Lineage Certificate.

Genome ID: The unique identifier issued to a single dog at the time of sequencing. Format: line · breed · coat · serial (e.g. TP-PDL-03704). The Genome ID is irrevocable and may not be transferred between dogs.
Lineage Certificate: The bonded paper document attached to each dog. Each section is dated and signed. The physical certificate is held at the Atelier and is not released; an annotated facsimile of every certificate held by your household is available through your member profile.
Bonded Lineage Programme: The programme under which all dogs are issued. Open-market resale is not permitted; all subsequent placements take place through Re-Listing. The right of recall (see Return Policy §6) remains with the House.
Annotation: Any change to a dog's status — delivery, return, re-housing, residency, retirement — is added to the certificate as an annotation, dated and signed. Annotations are append-only: prior entries cannot be removed.
Care Covenant: The contract signed by the purchaser at delivery, cross-referenced from the certificate. Defines the household's responsibilities and the conditions under which the House may exercise its right of recall.
First stamp · Last stamp: The first stamp is applied at issue. The last stamp is applied at the dog's retirement or natural death. A certificate without a last stamp is considered active.

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The annotated facsimile of every certificate held by your household is available through your member profile. Re-Listing facsimiles are visible to prospective buyers before reservation.

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Programme rules

Full programme text is set out in §9 of the Return Policy (Re-Listing Resale) and §10 (Care Covenant).

Return Policy §9