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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom  Under what circumstances does a breeder have to have their kennel registered with the AKC, and what all does that entail?
i recently started to register my kennel name because people are going to "try' to show some of my dogs and of course, I wanted my name on it. i ran the kennel application off the AKC site and was in the process of filling it out. Then, i got to the second page where it asks what AKC events have your dogs participated in? you were supposed to name each dog and every event. i called them and spoke with a very nice lady in the special registration dept named teresa that handles registering kennel names. i told her that I am just a hobby breeder and do not show or anything. i told her the reason i wanted to register my kennel name. the information she gave me is that unless you show, you CANNOT register your kennel name. If you do show and have five litters in a five year period, you can be registered. if you have not yet had five litters, they will grant you a provisional registration and at the end of five years check you again. if you have not had five litters by that time, you lose your kennel name registration. she suggested to me to do a 'full litter registration' instesad of just the litter registration to protect my name. that;s what I did this time. all my puppies have been named and individually registered with AKC and have their own certificate instead of the puppy application. |
Thank you for that information. I guess I won't bother then. I have no intentions of showing.