AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB
The American
Kennel Club (AKC) has its administrative offices located at
51 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10010. Its operations offices
are located in Raleigh, NC.
If you are uncertain what department or whom to call for
non-registration related matters, call (212) 696-8200 (New
York), between 8:30 AM and 4:15 PM, Eastern time, except
Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
For any registration question or problem, or for a registration
application, call the AKC's registration department at (919)
233-9767 between 8:30 AM and 6:30 PM Eastern time. (The
registration department is located at 5580 Centerview Drive,
Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606-3390.)
The normal processing time for an AKC application is two to
three weeks. To check the status of an application you have
submitted, be prepared to provide the AKC service representative
with the following information: breed, sex, litter number, and
name choice.
The AKC has a 900 number to enable a person to obtain a list of
fanciers in a certain geographical area who breed a specific
breed, The number is 1-900-407-7877. (There is a 99 cents per
minute charge for this call. According to the AKC, the average
call lasts 2-3 minutes.) When you dial the 900 number, you will
be asked to enter the first four letters of the name of the
breed you are looking for, then your ZIP code. Next, you will be
asked to indicate within what mile radius you are willing to
travel to obtain this breed. In some instances, you will be
given the telephone number of the secretary of the breed's
national club or regional club, rather than individual breeders.
The AKC also maintains a web site for both registration
inquiries and breed referrals at
www.akc.org.
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