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Single Registration Requirements : Japanese Akita

For a dog that is not already UKC registered.

Rules For Single Registration

  1. Completed UKC Application for Single Registration
  2. Copy of your dog's registration certificate from a UKC acknowledged registry. For this breed, we acknowledge the American Kennel Club, the Canadian Kennel Club, the Kennel Club (of Great Britain), and any FCI affiliated registry.
  3. A Japanese Akita is defined by the following criteria: (a) all ancestors in a three generation pedigree are registered with the Japanese Kennel Club and/or Akita Inu Hozonkai (AKIHO) as a Japanese Akita or trace all their ancestry back to such dogs OR (b) all ancestors in a three generation pedigree were registered as a Japanese Akita within a registry created by an FCI Kennel Club since their recognition in October 1998, the Kennel Club (UK) since 2006, the United Kennel Club since 2012, OR (c) it has a three generation pedigree which is a combination of the above, provided all eight great-grandparents are either as specified in (a) or (b).
    • Dogs with UKC registered parents do not need to provide proof of registration but should provide UKC registration numbers and names for the sire and dam.
  4. Three color photographs. One photo should be taken of each side and one from the front. The dog must be standing in all photos.

How To Submit

Learn more about submitting registration forms or refer to the instructions on the application forms.

Mail

UKC
100 E Kilgore Rd
Kalamazoo MI 49002

Online

Online Single Registration

Email

Email UKC Registration


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Papers at UKC?

We are currently processing all incoming Registration applications received by November 12.

Questions About Status?

Call UKC at 269.343.9020 or email UKC Registration.