NATIONAL KISHU CLUB DOG REGISTRATION
The National Kishu Club is a Kishu Ken breed club and a Kishu Ken only registration body. We offer registration on member dogs who can prove their dog has Nihon Ken Hozonkai registered ancestors through approved pedigree data. The National Kishu Club offers this service free to its membership to:
This service is provided to non-members for a $20 fee per pedigree assessed and distributed. National Kishu Club registration numbers follow a year and number structure to best track the year a dog was born and the number born in that year for the purposes of tracking population growth and decline.
The NAKC membership can also help registering dogs with NIPPO (Nihon Ken Hozonkai) pedigrees with the AKC. AKC accepts NIPPO pedigrees for the Kishu Ken, an FCI pedigree issued by JKC (Japan Kennel Club) is NOT REQUIRED for AKC registration. We repeat: a Japan Kennel Club pedigree is not required for AKC registration. Romaji printed on the Nihon Ken Hozonkai pedigree is helpful for registration, but also not required, as the NAKC can provide a transliteration service by issuing an NAKC pedigree alongside the NIPPO pedigree for registration with AKC.
- track Kishu Ken growth in the USA.
- transliterate and transcribe Nihon Ken Hozonkai pedigrees for the purpose of AKC registration.
- provide national studbook numbers and maintain local records.
This service is provided to non-members for a $20 fee per pedigree assessed and distributed. National Kishu Club registration numbers follow a year and number structure to best track the year a dog was born and the number born in that year for the purposes of tracking population growth and decline.
The NAKC membership can also help registering dogs with NIPPO (Nihon Ken Hozonkai) pedigrees with the AKC. AKC accepts NIPPO pedigrees for the Kishu Ken, an FCI pedigree issued by JKC (Japan Kennel Club) is NOT REQUIRED for AKC registration. We repeat: a Japan Kennel Club pedigree is not required for AKC registration. Romaji printed on the Nihon Ken Hozonkai pedigree is helpful for registration, but also not required, as the NAKC can provide a transliteration service by issuing an NAKC pedigree alongside the NIPPO pedigree for registration with AKC.
How to register
Send the following to info@kishuclub.com:
- Proof of pedigree (certificate or card with parentage AND/OR pedigree scan)
- Images:
- 1 side (stacked or best possible)
- 1 head, front-facing
- 1 head, side profile (if stacked image includes the head side profile, this can be done in that image.)
- Optional: 3/4 view & movement images
Yearly Registration Counts
2009: 1
2014: 7 2019: 9 |
2010: 1
2015: 6 2020: 3 |
2011: 4
2016: 8 2021: 11 |
2012: 0
2017: 12 2022: 1 |
2013: 0
2018: 7 2023: 7 (7/5/2023) |