We have applied for AKC recognition and are waiting for a response at the present time. We have had many people who are wanting to breed the Klee Kai, who also want to be able to show our dogs, thus the application. We are also looking at some people in other countries who want to get involved in the breed but cannot use any other venue besides AKC and FIC to show their dogs.

I hope not. Right now, Doodles are bred for all the right reasons--temperament, health and family-friendly qualities. If they became AKC-recognized, they would be AKC show-able. Some breeders may switch to breeding for appearance rather than the other qualities we love about them so much. In my four years as a breeder, I have met a warm and completely supportive group of knowledgeable breeders on the Goldendoodles.com Breeder's Forum. There is no jealousy and no sense of competition.

No. In 1991 the breed founder and some satellite kennels decided to separate from the AKC to form a new breed- Shiloh Shepherds, named after the kennel of origin. We are recognized by several rare breed show organizations including ARBA and FORB.

However, the Foundation has a direct relationship with the Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a nonprofit subsidiary of the AKC. Foundation funds earmarked for Health & Genetics are periodically deposited with the CHF for future funding of breed-specific studies. The current balance is about $5,000.

No. At this time the Dogo Canario (Presa Canario) is not given any recognition by the American Kennel Club. Some dogs in the US are registered with the Foundation Stock Service of the AKC. This is a record keeping service that the AKC provides to US rare breed clubs or individuals that may desire future AKC recognition and does not indicate in any way that the dogs are given any AKC privileges.

The Dogue de Bordeaux will be fully AKC recognized in July 2008. In July 2006, the breed stepped up from Foundation Stock Service (FSS) in AKC to Miscellaneous. The MISC category will currently allow the breed to compete at AKC shows where MISC events are being held. Competing in AKC MISC shows does not allow for AKC Championship points to be earned. This will not be possible until the breed is fully recognized in July 2008.

Not at this time. However, there is an application pending for inclusion into the American Kennel Club FSS (Foundation Stock Service) program, which will eventually lead to full AKC recognition. At the present, the dogs are recognized by the United Kennel Club and the American Rare Breed Association.

The Bernese Mountain Dog has been an AKC recognized breed since 1937. It is also known as the "Berner Sennenhund" or simply as the "Berner". It is closely related to three other Swiss breeds - the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (also AKC recognized), the Appenzeller Sennenhund, and the Entlebucher Sennenhund. The Bernese and it's three Swiss cousins are thought to be distant relatives of the Rottweiler (sharing descent from a now-extinct Roman Mastiff).

No, not at this time. However, the TM is acknowledged as a pure breed by the AKC and the TM is recognized by every other kennel club throughout the world. AKC has recently extended its hand to all rare breeds by instituting the Foundation Stock Service (FSS) as a record keeping service option for rare breed dog owners, and to act as a registry safeguard for purebred rare breed dogs prior to their full AKC recognition.

The AKC Board of Directors has the authority to add a breed to the list of AKC-registerable breeds if, in its opinion, sufficient evidence is presented to justify such action.

Because not until recently has there been a great interest in aesthetics for men, as well as in male sexuality.

TICA has recognized the Bengal, and there are many Champion Bengals. Our Breeding program has Bengals of champion blood. Only recently, the summer of 1997, has ACFA once again allowed Bengals show status. Years back some unscrupulous breeders passed off foundation cats as Bengals. At one of CFA's shows a foundation cat was unruly and Bengals were yanked from the shows. Everyone paid the price, and only now has the wrong been righted.

of January 1996, the Cavaliers have full recognition by the AKC. This has resulted in two national breed clubs, the original CKCSC-USA and the AKC-recognized ACKCSC. It remains to be seen what the long-term results will be. They have full recognition by the British Kennel Club and the CanadianKC does not recognize Cavaliers registered with the CKCSC-USA, but does recognize those registered with the AKC.

AKC Limited Registration means that the dog can be registered with AKC as a pure bred Airedale, but no litters or puppies out of that dog may be registered with the AKC. Dogs with Limited Registrations may not compete in Conformation events. You will be able to compete in performance events such as obedience, agility, tracking, rally, etc. with a Limited Registration. Limited registration is used to prevent irresponsible breeding and to protect our breeding lines.

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There is a lag time of approximately one month between the time the OFA issues breed numbers and the time this information is imported into the AKC registry. It should be noted that the AKC requires dogs to be permanently identified in the form of tattoo or microchip in order to include their OFA results in the AKC database. Effective 1/1/08, only dogs with verified permanent identification (VPI) will have their OFA data transmitted to the AKC for inclusion in their database.

Not yet, but are being considered and, undoubtedly, will be accepted. They are considered a rare breed and, therefore, recognition takes time.