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# Parent suggestions from other members

When a public animal has no sire or dam on record, other signed-in members can suggest one. The owner reviews each suggestion and chooses **Accept parentage**, **Reject** or **Ignore**, so nothing changes on the pedigree without the owner's say.

## Review a suggestion for your animal

When someone suggests a parent, you get a notification such as "Rowan Avery suggested Duncan of Avery Ridge as Thistle of Cedar Hollow's sire". The empty spot on your Pedigree tab also shows "1 suggestion".

1. Open the notification, or go to **Dashboard** > **Animals & Groups** > **Pedigree suggestions**.
2. Check the proposed parent, the member's note, any files they attached and who it is **Suggested by**. Select the parent's name to open its profile.
3. Choose **Accept parentage**, **Reject** or **Ignore**.

![Pedigree suggestions with Duncan of Avery Ridge proposed as sire for Thistle of Cedar Hollow, Accept parentage, Reject and Ignore](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/317/cfb/59f/c7ba1.png?width=1760)

- **Accept parentage** adds the parent to the pedigree as confirmed. The member gets credit and a notification.
- **Reject** leaves the pedigree as it is and lets the member know.
- **Ignore** hides the suggestion from your list without accepting or rejecting it. The member is not told.

Owners and co-owners can review, including owners and co-owners of a farm that owns the animal. Team members can't.

Suggestions can also come from another member's pedigree import. When their papers name a parent for an animal you own, Creatures sends it to you as a suggestion instead of changing your pedigree.

## Suggest a parent for someone else's animal

1. Open the animal's profile and select **Pedigree**.
2. Select the **No sire recorded** or **No dam recorded** card that says **Suggest sire** or **Suggest dam**.

![Isla of Glen Lyon on the pedigree with a No sire recorded card offering Suggest sire](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/2a8/dd2/f30/e119e.png?width=1108)

Then fill in the suggestion:

1. On **Find on Creatures**, search for the parent by name. Only public animals of the right sex and species show up.
2. If the parent isn't on Creatures yet, choose **Create reference profile** instead. A reference profile records an ancestor without claiming you own it. Enter a name, or turn on **I don't know this animal's name**. Birth year and color are optional.
3. If you can, attach **Source evidence**, such as a PDF, spreadsheet, photo or registry screenshot. Use **Evidence note** to say where you found the parentage. Proof helps the owner say yes.
4. Select **Send suggestion**, or **Create and suggest** for a new reference profile.

![Suggest sire for Isla of Glen Lyon with Find on Creatures, Source evidence, Search animals, Evidence note and Send suggestion](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/2a3/eff/3c6/04dbf.png?width=780)

You can suggest a parent only when you're signed in, the animal is public and that parent is empty. You can't suggest for a private animal or replace a parent that is already recorded.

## Follow up or withdraw

Your pending suggestions are under **Suggestions you sent** on the same Pedigree suggestions page. Select **Withdraw** to take one back before the owner reviews it.

![Suggestions you sent with a pending sire suggestion for Thistle of Cedar Hollow and Withdraw](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/e95/921/a0c/e3044.png?width=1760)

You get a notification when the owner accepts or rejects your suggestion. Sometimes a suggestion can't be used any more. For example, the owner already recorded a different parent, or the suggested animal was removed or made private. Then it closes, and you're told it was no longer needed. A suggestion the owner ignored stays pending in your list.

### Related information

- [Pedigree, family, and lineage](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/pedigree-family-and-lineage-ni84mj/)
- [Reference animals: documenting lineage and inviting the owner](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/reference-animals-documenting-lineage-and-inviting-the-owner-1xzu0nz/)
- [Co-owners and team members: sharing access to an animal](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/co-owners-and-team-members-sharing-access-to-an-animal-o9ohj0/)