Registration with a respectable kennel club provides a purebred dog and his owner with not only papers, but lifetime benefits.
While the litter can be registered by the breeder to an agency, the registration of the dog would eventually be the owner’s responsibility.
Owners of purebred dogs can choose to register their pet with one or more kennel clubs and enjoy the benefits they have to offer.
Registering Litter
The American Kennel Club or the United Kennel Club are also registered by responsible dog breeders with their litter. Before the pups reach a year of age, the United Kennel Club requires litter registration. For litter registration, the UKC charges $20.
Litters born to dogs under a year of age may, according to the website of the organisation, be subject to DNA testing at the expense of the owner for registration with the UKC.
The AKC allows breeders to include both the parents of the puppy’s registry numbers and the number of born males and females in each litter. For the litter to be registered, the registration application must be signed by the owners of the adult dogs. It needs a litter registration fee of $25 plus $2 per puppy.
Registration from the American Kennel Club
If the litter of a purebred dog has been registered by its breeder with the AKC, it is automatically qualified to be fully registered.
An application and the required fee can be submitted by owners wishing to register with the AKC. The required information includes the name of the dog, payment information, and options for registration.
If the dog has not been bought directly from its breeder, the AKC would request a supplementary sale declaration to be made available on its website. The registration process takes about three weeks, after which time a certificate will be given to the dog’s owner.
Registration with the AKC allows dog owners to take advantage of some incentives, such as a free 60-day health care package for newly registered dogs, the AKC Pet Healthcare Plan.
The scheme involves a free visit by participating veterinarians to the first veterinary clinic. For AKC herding, field and agility trials, as well as shows, hunting and tracking tests, AKC registration also qualifies dogs and their owners.
United Kennel Registration Club
For owners of purebred dogs, the United Kennel Club has many registration options. An owner whose dog’s litter has been registered will request an application for permanent registration, according to the organization’s website.
The owner will receive a permanent registration certificate once the application has been processed. For purebreds whose parents are not already UKC registered, the UKC provides a single registration option.
For this choice, the owner of the dog must have the full pedigree of the dog for three generations and certificates of registration from other recognised registries, such as the AKC or the Kennel Club of Canada.
UKC registration enables registered dogs and their owners to attend shows and training competitions such as obedience and agility tests, weight pull events, field trials, breed-specific breeds and dog pointing events that concentrate not just on the appearance of the dog, but also on its overall skills and performance in the field. For most breeds, a fee of $35 is expected. Registration costs $50 for an American pit bull terrier.
Purebreds Alternative Registration
Although it might be a point of pride for the owner of the dog to have the paperwork for a purebred dog, some requirements may prohibit dogs from getting a complete register with a reputable organisation.
Undesirable faults can disqualify a dog from full registration, but alternatives are offered by both the AKC and the UKC. For these articles, each organisation charges a $35 fee.
For purebred dogs with breed defects such as improper coloration or conformation disqualifications, the UKC provides restricted privilege registration. According to the UKC’s single registration application, dogs from unregistered litter or uncertain pedigrees can be registered as long as they are spayed or neutered.
In performance competitions or junior showmanship, the dogs are then eligible to compete. Through their Purebred Alternative Listing, the AKC registers purebred dogs of an unknown lineage, which requires dogs to compete in obedience, showmanship and tracking tests. According to the AKC website, the PAL software is available to AKC-registerable breeds only.
Identify Eligibility
Registering a purebred dog with a respectable association such as the American Kennel Club calls for the eligibility of the dog to be decided.
A copy of the pedigree and registry application of the dog, as well as any registration certificates from other registries, is required by the AKC.
If the given pedigree demonstrates that he is descended from AKC registered dogs and that there is no break in his lineage, the dog can qualify for AKC registration. According to the AKC website, a sales bill from the dog’s breeder may be submitted.
Acquire Registration Forms
Puppies bought from reputable breeders are often sent home with applications for dog registration. When this paperwork is finished, the correct fee for approval may be sent to the AKC. On the AKC website, you can complete the paperwork online. The AKC requires a supplementary transfer statement with the registration application for dogs bought or adopted from a source other than a breeder.
Touch with the Breeder
If the owner of a pit bull wants to register his dog, he’ll need to be in contact with the breeder of his pet. The dog registration application is to be completed by both the owner of the litter and the new owner of the dog.
The breeder, or litter owner, of the dog must include the gender, markings, colour, date of sale and signature of the dog, as well as the form of registration. Before submitting it to the AKC, the dog’s new owner must sign the document and ensure that the paper is completed.
The AKC will process it after receiving the application and submit a registration certificate to the new owner of the dog. The new owner must then have the dog’s name, all owners’ signatures, payment information and options for registration.
Additional Organizations
The AKC is not the only agency that can register purebred dogs for it. To register a pit bull with the United Kennel Club, once the dog is a year old, an owner must request a completed registration application.
The owner must have a copy of the dog’s registration certificate with the UKC-accredited registry or the registration numbers of the dog’s parents. It is important to apply a pedigree of three generations and colour photographs detailing the identifying marks of the breed.
For dogs whose paperwork may have been lost, the Continental Kennel Club accepts applications from owners whose dogs are already registered with another approved kennel club, but provides the PAW registration service. According to the CKC website, photos and credible witnesses are required to vouch for a dog’s fitness for registration.
Dogs are also registered with the American Dog Breeder’s Association, given the dogs have purebred pedigrees dating back three generations. The names of all the dogs in the pedigree are also required by the ADBA and those dogs have to be registered with the ADBA.
