thanks I'll check into that.

I found a free one that I might try.

http://www.dogbreederpro.com/dbpSoftware.asp

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.

but if you want the name you are using on your dogs, you can do a full litter registration like I did. i haven't found anyone that didn't want a puppy because of it. it's really simple and the form is on the AKC site.

Most show breeders don't register their Kennel names. However, when a show dog is purchased from them it is understood and agreed upon that the Breeder's Kennel Name will be used.

Most show/exhibitors, after Championing a couple of dogs with their own Kennel name, are fully recognized and become known....no one else would dare use it. The best thing when picking a Kennel name is doing a google search on that name and see if anyone else is using it..... Now how did I get off on that subject??????

Yes, but you may not find the whole litter showable....then they would go as a companion.....

Does that mean that the new owner will have to use your kennel namef as a prefix?

Yes, by doing it that way....it's risky. you may only have 1 show potential in a litter. The other way you have a little bit more control, when you let a dog go.

And as you already know, when selling a show potential it's proper protical to use the Breeders Kennel Name in Registering the dog.....As it is always proper to acknowledge the breeder, sire and dam when advertising the dog.

I think you have to have one champion also that you finished to actually register your kennel name with AKC, but I could be wrong.
And AKC can visit anyone that has had a litter registered with them -AKC at any time. You do not have to have any set numbers of litters a year. When your name comes up - it comes up. I have had guite a few members from my all breed club that have had visits from AKC and one only had had 2 litters ever. They are very nice. We also had a person from AKC that came and spoke to my all-breed club one night. She was very informative. You can ask them for a copy of their book, "A User's Guide to the AKC Rules for Record Keeping and Indentification." All their rules and regs are in there as well as forms snd templates to help you stay organized. It is about 50 pages. It was free to us.
T.

No rule about having Championed a dog. The applicant must be active in the sport of dogs......have bred 5 litters in 5 years and 40 in 10 ( now how's that for a wing ding #)

AKC will check their records for you too. I had them check a certain name when I got Renegade. didn't take them three minutes. They then advised me what to do.

this is true

Not only do they become familiar with your Kennel name they know your dogs pedigrees, what lines they're from, whether they are tightly Championed lined....and they can tell you everything about our dogs. Show people really study pedigrees and know them backward and forward.

Yes it does even if it is not sold as a show potential. Once the dog is registered under a certain name, AKC will not change the name no matter how many times the dog is transferred.