AKC ANNOUNCES FULL LITTER
REGISTRATION APPLICATION
The American Kennel Club today announced the launch
of the Full Litter Registration Application pilot program. Breeders
now have the option to register an AKC litter and individually
register each puppy in the litter all at the same time using
one easy application form. The full litter registration application
offers breeders discounted litter and dog registration fees.
"With this new simplified process, breeders can register
the entire litter in their name, select puppy names, and ensure
accuracy of additional information like color, sex, and markings
of each pup," said Assistant Vice President Registration
/ Customer Service David W. Roberts. "Breeders should find
this very helpful in regards to record keeping, overseeing breeding
stock and selling AKC-registered puppies to pet owners."
By combining the litter and individual registration applications,
breeders not only help AKC fulfill its mission to preserve the
integrity of its registry but create value to the new pet owner
by offering them an AKC-registered purebred puppy. And new puppy
owners still have the option of changing a puppy's name with
the breeder's consent.
"Our core constituency asked us for a streamlined process
when it comes to registering a whole litter of puppies. We are
happy to reward fanciers in their role as breeders of AKC purebred
dogs with this new full litter registration application,"
said President and CEO Dennis B. Sprung.
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The full litter application form joins
other AKC registration options with the breeder in mind such
as online litter registration. By encouraging AKC registration,
breeders help contribute to many important AKC initiatives such
as donating towards canine health research, promoting responsible
dog ownership and protecting the rights of dog owners.
The full litter application is now available as a downloadable
form on the AKC web site at: www.akc.org/pdfs/masterform.cfm
. Breeders who use the full litter registration application
can register litters for a flat $25 fee plus $12 per puppy. Discounts
on pedigrees are also available. Currently, this registration
option is only available via a paper application. The pilot program
will be administered for approximately one year.
AKC ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 2007 LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Kenneth A. Marden
Marden, from Whitefield, Maine, has owned, trained, and bred
German Shorthaired Pointers since 1961. Successfully competing
under his Crossing Creek banner in field trials and hunting tests,
as well as Conformation and Obedience, Marden has finished 12
Champions, all amateur handled. A Field trial judge since 1966,
he has judged more than 100 pointing breed Field trials. Marden
was a Director on the AKC Board from 1986 to 2007. In 1987, he
was elected president of The American Kennel Club and established
the Performance Events department. Under his leadership |
the department expanded to include Herding,
Agility, Lure Coursing, Earthdog and Coonhound events. Following
his three-years as president, Marden continued to serve as a
Director on the AKC Board where his experience and knowledge
of Performance events provided an invaluable resource. For the
last thirteen years, he has held the position of Chairman of
the AKC Gun Dog Championships Association, which supervises the
annual AKC Pointing Breed Gun Dog Championships. He has also
served several terms as president of the Eastern German Shorthaired
Pointer Club, and has been an AKC delegate and vice president
of the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America.
Carl Ruffalo
From Rochester, Minnesota, Ruffalo has been retriever training,
trialing and judging since 1962. He has qualified for 11 Nationals/National
Amateurs, trained and handled three Field Champion Amateur Field
Champions (AFC) and two AFCs, and become a member of the Double
Header Club in 1982 by winning an Open and Amateur at the same
trial. His crowning training and handling accomplishment was
Lucky, FC AFC E-Lynn's Super Strike Lucky, who was a three-time
National and two-time National Amateur finalist and is in the
Retriever Hall of Fame with 234 all-age points. Ruffalo is an
AKC Delegate for the Minnesota Field Trial Association, Inc.
and a charter member for the Snowbird and Watopa Retriever Clubs.
He has been an active member, serving as Officer and Field Trial
Chairman, for three other clubs and is currently involved in
assisting two new clubs that will host their first field trials
in 2007 and spring of 2007. Ruffalo is a past Field Trial Chairman
for the National Amateur Retriever Championship as well as a
past president of the National Amateur Retriever Club. He has
judged 101 All-Age stakes |
