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American Rare Breed Association (ARBA)

The American Rare Breed Association was established in 1991. The mission of the American Rare Breed Association is to serve and protect the "Rare Breed Dog". To promote and educate the public dog fancier about over 130 or more breeds from around the world that are not now recognized by the major kennel club of the United States, the American Kennel Club. The services provided by the American Rare Breed Association include rare breed dog registrations, rare breed conformation dog shows, judges seminars, public awareness and education, conformation dog shows, championship titles, obedience titles, canine citizenship program.

American Kennel Club (AKC)

The American Kennel Club was established in 1884 by a group of enthusiasts representing several dog clubs. According to the American Kennel Club's Mission Statement, its goal is to "maintain a registry for purebred dogs and preserve its integrity. [...] The American Kennel Club "records the parentage of over one million dogs annually, but is not itself involved in the sale of dogs and cannot therefore guarantee the health and quality of dogs in its registry." The AKC sponsors over 15,000 dog competitions each year held by member clubs and also supports and promotes the canine sport including Agility, Obedience, Tracking, Field Trials, Hunting Tests, Lure Coursing, Herding, Earthdog, Coonhound events as well as Conformation Shows.

The Canadian Kennel Club (CKC)

The Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) is the primary registry body for purebred dogs in Canada. It was founded in 1888. The services provided by the Canadian Kennel club include registration of purebred dogs, sanctioning of the dog shows, field trials, tracking tests, and hunt tests and maintaining the official records for these events and awards championship titles as well as animal recovery.

Currently, the Canadian Kennel Club recognizes over 160 breeds of dogs which are categorized into 7 groups: Sporting Dogs, Hounds, Working Dogs, Terriers, Toys, Non-Sporting Dogs, Herding Dogs and one Miscellaneous Class (breeds recognized in other countries but still awaiting full CKC recognition).

The Kennel Club (KC)

The Kennel Club (UK) is the primary registry body for purebred dogs in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1873. The Kennel Club registers over 200,000 pedigree dogs every year. Cross-breeds are also eligible for registration in their own right under the Activity Register and with the Companion Dog Club.

Currently, the The Kennel Club recognizes around 200 breeds of dogs which are categorized into 7 groups: Hound, Working, Terrier, Gundog, Pastoral, Utility and Toy.

United Kennel Club (UKC)

The United Kennel Club (UKC) was founded in 1898 by Chauncey Z. Bennett and currently owned by Wayne R. Cavanaugh. The United Kennel Club is the second oldest and second largest all-breed dog registry in the United States. It registers over 250,000 dogs annually. The performance programs of U.K.C. include Conformation Shows, Obedience Trials, Agility Trials, Coonhound Field Trials, Water Races, Nite Hunts and Bench Shows, hunting tests for the retrieving breeds, beagle events including Hunts and Bench Shows, and, for Cur and Feist Squirrel and Coon Events, and Bench Shows.

Currently, the United Kennel Club recognizes over 300 breeds of dogs categorized into 8 groups: Companion Breeds, Guardian Dogs, Gun Dogs, Herding Dogs, Northern Breeds, Scenthounds, Sighthounds And Pariahs, Terriers

Buyer beware !

Some clubs have similar or the same initials as the older and well established registries. This can cause confusion for consumers. Don't be fooled.

UKC can be United Kennel Club or Universal Kennel Club.
CKC can be Canadian Kennel Club or Continental Kennel Club.
UKC can easily be confused with UKCI (Universal Kennel Club International)
UKC can easily be confused with USKC (United States Kennel Club)

Some, like the Continental Kennel Club, are mostly used by puppy mills to avoid the number of litters per year restrictions of the more reputable clubs.

The registry used tells you a great deal about a breeder. Puppies should be registered with AKC (American Kennel Club), ARBA (American Rare Breed Association), UKC (United Kennel Club) or CKC (Canadian Kennel Club).

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