The Canadian Kennel Club (or C.K.C.) is the primary registry body for purebreddogpedigrees in Canada. Beyond maintaining their pedigree registry, it also promotes events for purebred dogs.
For a dog to be registered with the C.K.C., the dog's parents must be registered with the C.K.C. as the same breed, and the litter in which the dog is born must be registered with the C.K.C. Once these criteria are met, the dog can be registered as purebred by the C.K.C.
The registration only specifies that the dog is purely of one recognized breed -- it does not specify that the dog comes from healthy or show-quality blood lines. Neither is it a reflection on the quality of the breeder or how the puppy was raised.
Registration is only necessary for breeders (so they can sell registered puppies) or for purebred dog show participation (similar to the medieval requirement of royalty for jousting competitions).
C.K.C. is not the only registy of purebred dogs, but it is the one most Canadians are familiar with.
CKC also continues to inform members of ongoing breed specific initiatives through its monthly publication The Official Section and the CKC website.
CKC encourages members to keep a finger on the legislative pulse at the local and provincial levels, investigating and acting upon unofficial and proposed laws that affect dog breeds and their owners.
CKC asks members to take the time to familiarize themselves with their local and provincial bylaw adoption processes.
A kennelclub (known as a kennel council or canine council in some countries) is an organisation for canine affairs that concerns itself with the breeding, showing and promotion of multiple breeds of dog.
All-encompassing kennelclubs are also known as 'all-breed clubs', although "all" means only those breeds that they have decided to recognize, and "breed" means purebred dogs:- they do not including dog hybrids, crossbreeds, mixed-breed or yet to be recognised breeds of dog.
The original purpose of a kennelclub, however, was the breeding and showing of conformation bench purebreds, and this remains the most widely-accepted definition.
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