Last week, Montgomery County conducted a public hearing on a measure to license and regulate home-based breeders and establish many new requirements for breeders in the county. The County Executive has until next week to determine whether to sign, amend, or veto the proposal. Thanks to the many breeders and dog owners who contacted the […]

The Montgomery County (NY) Legislature has approved a very problematic new law that, among other provisions, would require annual licensing, additional fees, and inspections of anyone who breeds a dog. Prior to the County Executive making a final determination, the county has agreed to host a public hearing TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 17. Dog owners and […]

The Michigan House of Representatives has passed House Bill 5095, which seeks to limit the number of dogs that can be kept on a single premises and defines "large scale commercial breeder kennel" based on the number of intact female dogs someone owns, rather than actual breeding and sales. Click here for more information and […]

The AKC Government Relations Department has learned that House Bill 5095, which seeks to limit the number of dogs that can be kept on a single premises and defines "large scale commercial breeder kennel", has been added to the House of Representatives agenda for Thursday, December 4, 2014, as a "Possible Addition" to the bills […]

The AKC's DNA programs have resulted in an unprecedented level of accuracy to the AKC registry by evaluating the parentage of many AKC dogs and litters. However, for that very small percentage of registered dogs that are found, often years after birth, to have an unknown ancestor, the AKC had to cancel the registration. To […]

The AKC Registration Certificate contains a great deal of information about your dog. Some of this information is easily understood and, in some cases, abbreviations or codes are used to save space.

Limited Registration means that the dog is registered but no litters produced by that dog are eligible for registration. Chapter 3, Section 4A of the AKC's Rules Applying to Registration and Discipline states the following: "may be requested for a dog when application for individual registration of the dog is submitted, provided the application, together […]

When a new breed is accepted in the American Kennel Club a special type of registration known as Open Registration, is available for a limited time. The American Kennel Club in conjunction with the Parent Club (also known as a national breed club) sets this time frame for the breed. Eligibility for Open Registration In […]

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A litter is eligible for registration if: It is the result of a mating between an AKC-registered Sire (male) and an AKC-registered Dam (female) of the same breed. It is whelped (born) in the U.S.A, its possession or territories (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Marianna Islands). How to Register a Litter: To register […]