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Kennel Club Registration
The Kennel Club registers puppies which are bred from registered parents of the same breed. This is done at the request of the breeder who has to pay the K.C. a fee. The K.C. then issue to the breeder a Kennel Club Registration Certificate for each puppy. When registering the whole litter this costs a moderate sum of money. To add an omitted puppy later, or dog over the age of twelve months costs considerable more.
This certificate is bordered in green and shows the K.C. logo - two dogs holding a disc which says "Founded K.C. in 1873" with the "Kennel Club" printed underneath.Overprinted are the following details relating to the particular puppy:
- The dogs breed, sex and colour, date of birth
- Its unique K.C. registration number.
- The registered name and number of its sire and dam of the breeder (who also appears as the owner),
- the date of registration, which often differs from the date of birth.
On the reverse side is a form for the breeder and the new owner to complete. This allows the new owner, on payment of the correct fee to the K.C., to transfer the ownership of the dog to themselves. This is necessary if you wish to show or breed.
You should also note that a 'pedigree' is not the same thing as a K.C. registration certificate. A pedigree is supplied to show the names of a dogs forebears, and is not proof that a dog is purebreed or K.C. registered. Any dog even a mongrel has forebears which can be written down as a pedigree, but they cannot be K.C. registered unless they are purebred and their ancestors are also purebred and registered.
Date:01 Oct 2000
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