The following breeders have met the requirements for the Breed and Levels recorded at the time of the application. The American Kennel Club is pleased to recognize these breeders for their contribution to the sport and maintaining the tenets of the Breeder of Merit program.
Platinum
| Basenji | Sally A. Wuornos |
| Bedlington Terriers | Lucy A. Heyman |
| Border Terriers | Harriet Haydon |
| Borzoi | Sandra R. Moore |
| Bouviers des Flandres | Sandi Lyon |
| Bulldogs | Cody T. Sickle |
| Chesapeake Bay Retrievers | Dyane M. Baldwin |
| Chinese Shar-Pei | Bonnie J. Stoney |
| Dachshunds | Anne H. Carson |
| Keeshonden | Beth Blankenship |
| Kuvaszok | Constance D. Townsend |
| Kuvaszok | Lynn S. Brady |
| Lakeland Terriers | Jean L. Heath |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgis | Susan W. Strickland |
| Pointers | Rachael L. Murphy |
| Poodles | Marie L. Hedeman |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Catherine M. Dugan |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Dr. Linda M. Fowler |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Jane Harding |
| Shetland Sheepdogs | Sylvia Calderwood |
| Silky Terriers | Sandy B. Mesmer |
| Vizslas | Kathy A. Rust |
Gold
| Airedale Terriers | Margo Dupre |
| American Staffordshire Terriers | Lelania Michelle M. Aguillard |
| American Staffordshire Terriers | Lorene Wilson |
| Australian Cattle Dogs | Connie P. Hayes |
| Belgian Malinois | Susan J. Williamson |
| Belgian Sheepdogs | Terri Ann Votava |
| Bloodhounds | Susan LaCroix Hamil |
| Borzoi | Barbara E. Ewing |
| Borzoi | Susan Van de Water |
| Boston Terriers | Joyce M. Davis |
| Boston Terriers | Thomas J. Davis |
| Brittanys | Christine E. Ward-Weber |
| Brittanys | Karen L Hanson |
| Chesapeake Bay Retrievers | Kim K. Peckman |
| Chow Chows | Linda Love Banghart |
| Dachshunds | Anne M. Schmidt |
| Dachshunds | Margaret E. Peat |
| Dalmatians | Meg Ispas-Hennessey |
| Doberman Pinschers | Cheryl E. Green |
| English Cocker Spaniels | Betty H. Ganung |
| Flat Coated Retrievers | Rachael T. Hill |
| Flat-Coated Retrievers | Ann T. McConnell |
| Flat-Coated Retrievers | Douglas E. Windsor |
| German Pinschers | F Lynann Stuby |
| German Shorthaired Pointers | Julia M. Carroll |
| German Wirehaired Pointers | Angela E. Johnson |
| German Wirehaired Pointers | Judy Chesire |
| Golden Retrievers | Gayle L. Watkins |
| Great Danes | Teresa La Brie |
| Great Pyrenees | Terry M. Denney-Combs |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs | Laurie A Carmody |
| Greyhounds | Laurie Soutar |
| Havanese | Arlene T. Etzig |
| Keeshonden | Suzette F. Lefebvre |
| Newfoundlands | Denise L. Castonguay |
| Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers | Laurie B. Geyer |
| Poodles | Julie B. Reed |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Cathy M. Dugan |
| Rat Terriers | Stacy McWilliams |
| Rottweilers | Cathleen A. Rubens |
| Rottweilers | Sharon M. Marples |
| Samoyed | Kathy B Bube |
| Vizslas | Beth T. Kirven |
| Vizslas | Jill L. Brennan |
| Vizslas | Nancy B. Edmunds |
| Welsh Springer Spaniels | Sandra N. Holmes |
| Welsh Terriers | Charlene K. Czarnecki |
Silver
| Afghan Hounds | Lynda Hicks |
| Basenji | Susan Kamen Marsicano |
| Basenjis | Vickie S. Jacobs |
| Bernese Mountain Dogs | Georgeann Reeve |
| Bernese Mountain Dogs | Mary-Ann E. Sontag Bowman |
| Border Terriers | Ardith M. Dahlstrom |
| Border Terriers | Sandra L. Gillen |
| Borzoi | K.C. Thompson |
| Borzoi | Kasey A. Parks |
| Borzoi | Leonore Abordo |
| Boston Terriers | Pamela H. Preston |
| Brittanys | Connie M. Strom |
| Brittanys | Helen V. Riggle |
| Brittanys | Sheryl L. Rilea |
| Bulldogs | George Lai |
| Chesapeake Bay Retrievers | Laura A. Chambers |
| Chow Chows | Cathy Clapp |
| Chow Chows | Robert E. Banghart |
| Cirneco Dell’Etna | M Lucia Prieto |
| Cocker Spaniels | Judie Posner |
| Dachshunds | Barb Skaer |
| Dachshunds | Brenda J. Nichols |
| Dachshunds | Carol S. Burton |
| Dachshunds | Lexa L. Richmond |
| Dachshunds | Marianne McCullough |
| English Springer Spaniels | Judy A. Manley |
| Entlebucher Mountain Dogs | Anna M. Wallace |
| German Pinschers | Amy L. Issleib |
| German Shepherd Dogs | Lynda E. Bragg-Workman |
| German Shorthaired Pointers | Tina M. Parker-Craig |
| German Wirehaired Pointers | Garnett P. Persinger |
| Glen of Imaal Terriers | Ara Lynn |
| Glen of Imaal Terriers | Mary A. McDaniel DVM |
| Golden Retrievers | Doranne Borsay Horowitz |
| Great Danes | Jaynell Zee Strate |
| Great Danes | Lenni (Brittany) B. Cipriotti |
| Great Danes | T. Lynn Adams |
| Great Danes | Tami L. Bradford |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs | Anna M. Wallace |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs | Bonnie S. Huett |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs | Janelle M. .Kaiser |
| Icelandic Sheepdogs | Stacey L. Williams-Sucky |
| Irish Setters | Bruce A. Foote |
| Irish Setters | Gail Jackson |
| Irish Setters | Janet E. Ziech |
| Irish Setters | John Jackson |
| Irish Setters | Mary C. Lamphier |
| Irish Setters | Mary P. Foote |
| Irish Setters | Tamara Jackson |
| Keeshonden | Doris Meadowcroft |
| Keeshonden | Jean Gauchat Hargis |
| Keeshonden | Karen J. Evasuik |
| Manchester Terriers | Dianna Lynn Texter |
| Manchester Terriers | Mari-Beth O’Neill |
| Miniature American Shepherds | Karey A. Marrs |
| Miniature American Shepherds | Kim Gardner |
| Miniature Schnauzers | Jean L. Heath |
| Papillons | Anita O. Wright |
| Papillons | Diana Sayre |
| Papillons | Sherrie Puzak |
| Pekingese | Cheryl S. Chang |
| Poodles | Deborah A. Schnulle |
| Poodles | Maryln T. Brooks |
| Poodles | Wendy E. Cronkrite |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Linda K. Hunt |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Mary C. Salvary |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Michael T. Dugan |
| Pugs | Carolyn J. Fisher |
| Pugs | Joy C. Barbieri |
| Pugs | Phillip G. Fisher |
| Pumik | Chris A. Levy |
| Pumik | Tom H. Levy |
| Rhodesian Ridgebacks | Angie R. Hartley |
| Rhodesian Ridgebacks | Tammy L. Lynch |
| Scottish Terriers | Lisa Inman Lee |
| Shetland Sheepdogs | Krystn M. Messer |
| Shih Tzu | Vicki L. Carder |
| Standard Schnauzers | Kellae D. Fischer |
| Toy Fox Terriers | Sheryl A. Irwin |
| Vizslas | Britt E. Jung |
| Vizslas | Nancy J. Anderson |
| Vizslas | Pam M. Williams |
| Vizslas | Rachael L. Murphy |
| Welsh Terriers | Caryn P. Stevens |
| West Highland White Terriers | Lori L. Tuttle |
| Whippets | Harold O. Tatro |
| Wire Fox Terriers | Michele L. Smith |
| Yorkshire Terriers | Crystal A. Messersmith |
Bronze
| Affenpinschers | Dani L. Rosenberry |
| Akitas | Linda Wolf |
| Akitas | Victoria L. McConnell |
| American Eskimo Dogs | Barbara E. Beynon |
| American Eskimo Dogs | Carol A. Nassif |
| American Eskimo Dogs | Lenise K. Redding |
| Australian Cattle Dogs | Kimberly Jo-Ann Robinson |
| Australian Shepherds | Kim A. Buffum |
| Basenjis | Laura A. Gilchrist |
| Basenjis | Linda D. Siekert |
| Basset Hounds | Donald W. Bullock |
| Basset Hounds | Pamela L. Bullock |
| Belgian Malinois | Angela Silvestri |
| Berger Picards | Valerie A. Black |
| Bernese Mountain Dogs | Sharon L. Montville |
| Black and Tan Coonhounds | Amanda M. Pillow |
| Black and Tan Coonhounds | Traci A. Mitchell |
| Border Collies | Lisa J. McWilliams |
| Border Terriers | Elizabeth Crisp Blake |
| Borzoi | Dale Parks |
| Borzoi | Karin Johnson |
| Borzoi | Leah N. Lanier |
| Boston Terriers | Shirley Sanders |
| Boston Terriers | Susan LeCalsey |
| Bouviers des Flandres | Lynn Vellios |
| Brittanys | Shellie M. Sytsma |
| Brittanys | Todd Pamenter |
| Bulldogs | Betsy L. Love |
| Bulldogs | Corrine Long |
| Bulldogs | Kimberly M. Lai |
| Bulldogs | Michael R. Rathje |
| Bullmastiffs | Charlotte A. Roberts |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniels | Kristine M. Schmidt |
| Chihuahua | Rachael L. Murphy |
| Chinese Crested | Rachael L. Murphy |
| Chinese Shar-Pei | Catherine M. Mall |
| Cocker Spaniels | Kelly L. Scholting |
| Collies | Alexzandra L. Erb |
| Cotons de Tulear | Adrianne L. Dering |
| Dachshunds | Brenna P. Carlisle |
| Dachshunds | Chris L. Schulke |
| Dachshunds | Cliff Ramos |
| Dachshunds | David R. Hass |
| Dachshunds | Karin B. Ashe |
| Dachshunds | Mary C. Boyle |
| Dachshunds | Melissa M. Sworab |
| Dachshunds | Nancy Z. Prouty |
| Dachshunds | Stephanie A. Hass |
| Dachshunds | Vicki M Spencer |
| Dachshunds | Victoria L. McConnell |
| Dachshunds | Walter D. Cunningham |
| Dalmatians | Beth Anne Johnson |
| Doberman Pinschers | Melinda S. Moyer |
| Doberman Pinschers | Thomas F. Moyer III |
| Dogues de Bordeaux | Joy L. Chicatelli |
| English Springer Spaniels | Carol M. Rushing |
| English Springer Spaniels | Dani L. Rosenberry |
| Entlebucher Mountain Dogs | Rebecca Hahn DVM |
| Finnish Spitz | Michelle S. Leathers |
| German Pinschers | Lorraine E. Shore |
| Glen of Imaal Terriers | Jo E. Lynn |
| Glen of Imaal Terriers | Theresa H. Nesbitt |
| Golden Retrievers | Ann Chase |
| Golden Retrievers | C. Maxie Bowen |
| Golden Retrievers | Douglas E. Windsor |
| Golden Retrievers | Kera J. Ferri |
| Golden Retrievers | Robin R. Bowen |
| Golden Retrievers | Viginia L. Pastor |
| Great Danes | Michelle Conroy |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs | Holly B. Webb |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs | Kimberly M. Woollard |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs | Michael J. Rusk II |
| Havanese | Karen H. Early |
| Icelandic Sheepdogs | Blake R. Williams |
| Icelandic Sheepdogs | Jo-Ann Secondino |
| Icelandic Sheepdogs | Sheryl E. Thelen |
| Irish Red & White Setters | Christina Phillips |
| Irish Red & White Setters | Evangeline L. Devlin |
| Irish Red & White Setters | Judy A. Baumgartner |
| Irish Red & White Setters | Robert F.Devlin |
| Irish Setters | Wendy L. Culbertson |
| Keeshonden | Kathy D. Gray |
| Keeshonden | Kimberly A. Wallace-Schall |
| Keeshonden | Rev. Ruthann Seibert |
| Kerry Blue Terriers | Stephanie Clark |
| Lakeland Terriers | Harold O. Tatro |
| Leonbergers | Julie S. Pepper |
| Leonbergers | Lara Bohinc |
| Leonbergers | Wendy R. Jones |
| Miniature Bull Terriers | Kathleen M. Coffman |
| Newfoundlands | Dawn M. Staffen |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgis | Barbara Hughes |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgis | Leslie Gene Reed |
| Pointers | Cheryl E. Green |
| Poodles | L. Darlene B. Kelley |
| Poodles | LaVonne M. Santee |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Amy C. Lane |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Andrew Kalmanash |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Angela Kalmanash |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Janet L. Boyd |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Lisa J. McClish-Boyles |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Rebecca L. Morin |
| Portuguese Water Dogs | Ruff-Wave Knl |
| Pugs | Dr. Danielle M. Campi |
| Pumik | Ildiko Repasi |
| Rhodesian Ridgebacks | Asta Palmer |
| Rhodesian Ridgebacks | Dale Parks |
| Rhodesian Ridgebacks | Kasey A. Parks |
| Rottweilers | Karen L. Bang |
| Salukis | Sharon A Walls-Heddleston |
| Scottish Terriers | Cliff E. Hewitt |
| Sealyham Terriers | Lisa Inman Lee |
| Shiba Inus | Kathy B Bube |
| Shiba Inus | Lori B. Pendergast |
| Shih Tzu | Gay D. Eckes |
| Siberian Huskies | Elizabeth C. Chism |
| Standard Schnauzers | Rene A. Nunzir |
| Tibetan Terriers | Stacey L. La Forge |
| Vizslas | Carole Stout |
| Vizslas | Karen Beckwith |
| Vizslas | Karen L. Lake |
| Vizslas | Phil Stout |
| Welsh Springer Spaniels | Andrea M. Pease |
| Welsh Terriers | Matt O’Farrell |
| Whippets | Donna R. Miner |
| Wire Fox Terriers | Charlene K. Czarnecki |
| Wirehaired Vizslas | Nancy B. Edmunds |