When a Foundation Stock Breed is accepted in the FSS program the clubs may designate a domestic registry or club registry for recording.
Eligibility for FSS Recording
- The dog must be of a breed eligible for FSS Recording.
- The dog must be born in the United States
- The dog must first be registered with a registry acceptable to the AKC (see below) or foreign organizations (see Special Registry Services for more info on these registries) .
- The dog must be registered with the same name that appears on the certificate and/or pedigree from an acceptable registry.
- The dog must be registered in the same owner(s) name that appears on the certificate and/or pedigree from an acceptable registry.
- The information on the application must agree with the information on the acceptable registry certificate and/or pedigree.
How to apply for FSS Recording
If your dog meets the requirements listed above and you wish to apply for Foundation Stock Service recording, please send us a completed Foundation Stock Service Application and all of the required attachments listed on the application.
Acceptable Domestic Registries
Below is a list of FSS acceptable domestic registries. Your breed must be listed in order for AKC to accept the pedigree for your dog.
** dogs may be listed under multiple registries
(updated 12/31/25)
United Kennel Club
- All FSS Breeds except Dutch Shepherds
American Bolognese Club
- Bolognese
American Bulldog Association
- American Bulldog
- Kishu Ken
American Portuguese Podengo Mediogrande Club
- Portuguese Podengo **
American Presa Club
- Presa Canario **
American Rare Breed Association
- Alaskan Klee Kai
- American Bulldog
- Australian Kelpie
- Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound
- Brazilian Terrier
- Broholmer
- Brazilian Terrier
- Calupoh
- Hanoverian Scenthound
- Hokkaido **
- Jagdterrier **
- Japanese Spitz
- Krofohrlander
- Shikoku **
- Yakutian Laikas
Ameri-Can Stabyhoun Association
- Stabyhouns
- Shikoku Ken **
American Thai Ridgeback Association
- Thai Ridgeback
Appenzell Mountain Dog Club of America
- Appenzell Mountain Dog **
Braque du Bourbonnais Club of America
- Braque du Bourbonnais **
Deutscher Wachelhund Of North America
- Deutscher Wachtelhunde
Drentsche Patrijshond Club of North America
- Drentsche Patrijshonden **
Dutch Shepherd Club of North America
- Dutch Shepherd
Estrela Mountain Dog Association of America
- Estrela Mountain Dog
German Jagdterrier Registry of America
- Jagdterrier
German Longhaired Pointer Club of North America
- German Longhaired Pointer **
Hamiltonstovare Club of America
- Hamiltonstovare
Hokkaido Association of North America
- Hokkaido **
- Hovawart
- Japanese Akitainu **
Kai Ken Aigokai Canine Registry
- Kai Ken
Kemmer Stock Mountain Cur Breeders Association
- Mountain Cur **
Large Munsterlander Association of America
- Large Munsterlander **
Mountain Cur Breeders Association
- Mountain Cur **
National Association of Louisiana Catahoulas
- Catahoula Leopard Dog **
National Kennel Club
- Jagdterrier **
National Perro De Presa Canario Club
- Presa Canario **
North American Australian Kelpie Registry
- Working Kelpie **
North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association
- Blue Picardy Spaniel
- Braque du Bourbonnais **
- Braque Francais Pyreneans
- Braque Saint-Germain
- Drentsche Patrijshonden **
- French Spaniel
- German Longhaired Pointer **
- Large Munsterlander **
- Portuguese Pointer **
- Pudelpointer **
- Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer
- Small Munsterlander Pointer **
North American Volpino Club
- Volpino Italiano **
Portuguese Podengo Club of America
- Portuguese Podengo **
Professional Kennel Club
- American Leopard Hound
Pudelpointer Club of North America
- Pudelpointer **
Pyrenean Mastiff Club of America
- Pyrenean Mastiff
Schapendoes USA Club
- Schapendoe
Slovensky Tchouvatch Dog Club of America
- Slovensky Cuvac
Small Munsterlander Club of North America
- Small Munsterlander
The Akitainu Hozonkai
- Japanese Akitainu **
Volpino Italiano Club of America
- Volpino Italiano **
Working Kelpie Council
- Working Kelpie **