Editing American Kennel Club (section)

==Registration==
[[File:Rottweiler Conformation Showing.jpg|thumb|[[Rottweiler]] breed competition at the Reliant Arena American Kennel Club World Series Dog Show July 23, 2006.]]
The AKC is the largest registry of purebred dogs in the U.S. and is the only not-for profit registry, as well as the most well-known and the most influential.<ref name="terrible" /> For a purebred dog to be registered with the AKC, the dog's parents must be registered with the AKC as the same [[breed]], and the litter in which the dog is born must be registered with the AKC.  If the dog's parents are not registered with the AKC or the litter is not registered, an exception may be made if the AKC determines, through special registry research, that the dog is eligible for AKC registration. Once a determination of eligibility is met, either by litter application or registry research, the dog can be registered as purebred by the AKC.<ref>American Kennel Club, Dog Registration FAQ, [http://www.akc.org/contact/answer_center/faq_dogreg.cfm AKC.org], Accessed June 8, 2009.</ref> Registration indicates only that the dog's parents were registered as one recognized breed; it does not necessarily indicate that the dog comes from healthy or show-quality bloodlines, nor is registration necessarily a reflection on the quality of the breeder or how the puppy was raised.<ref name="nbc-rossen">{{cite news | url=http://www.today.com/news/akc-registered-breeders-raising-dogs-miserable-conditions-6C9640008 | title=AKC-registered breeders raising dogs in 'miserable' conditions | work=Rossen Reports | date=May 1, 2013 | agency=NBC | access-date=June 20, 2013 | author=Rossen, Jeff | author2=Patel, Avni}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/sports/many-animal-lovers-now-see-american-kennel-club-as-an-outlier.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | title=Safety Concerns Stoke Criticism of Kennel Club | work=The New York Times | date=February 9, 2013 | access-date=June 20, 2013 | author=Pilon, Mary | author2=Craig, Susanne}}</ref>

===Foundation Stock Service===
The AKC's Foundation Stock Service is an optional [[breed registry]] service the club provides for new purebred dog breeds that have been introduced to the US and are yet to be recognized by the AKC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.akc.org/breeder-programs/foundation-stock-service-program/program-home/ |title=Foundation Stock Service® Program Home |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=American Kennel Club |access-date=20 December 2019 }}</ref>