World:	Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) — The FCI is the World Canine Organisation. It includes 80 members and contract partners (one member per country) that each issue their own pedigrees and train their own judges. The FCI makes sure that the pedigrees and judges are mutually recognized by all the FCI members. The FCI recognizes 331 breeds and each of them are the "property" of a specific country. The "owner" countries of the breeds write the standards, in cooperation with the Standards and Scientific Commissions of the FCI, and the translation and updating are carried out by the FCI. Every member country conducts international shows as well as working trials. The FCI is not a registry nor does it issue any pedigrees.
Argentina:	Federación Cinológica Argentina (Member of the FCI)
Austria:	Österreichische Kynologenverband (ÖKV) (Member of the FCI)
Australia:	Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) (Member of the FCI)
Belgium:	Société Royale Saint-Hubert (SRSH) (Member of the FCI) — The Société Royale Saint-Hubert was founded in 1882 with one goal: To improve dog breeds in Belgium. It is the only Belgian organization recognized by the FCI. (Web site is available in French also.)
Bielorussia:	Belorussian Cynological Union (BCU) (Member of the FCI)
Bolivia:	Kennel Club Boliviano (Member of the FCI)
Brazil:	Confederaçao Brasileira de Cinofilia (Member of the FCI)
Bulgaria:	Bulgarian Republican Federation of Cynology (Member of the FCI)
Canada:	Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) — The CKC is the primary registry body for purebred dogs in Canada. The CKC also regulates dogs shows and performance events and recognizes over 160 breeds. The Canadian Kennel Club is dedicated to "encouraging, guiding, and advancing…the interests of purebred dogs and their responsible owners and breeders in Canada" and "promoting the knowledge and understanding of the benefits which dogs can bring to Canadian society…"
Chile:	Kennel Club de Chile (Member of the FCI)
Columbia:	Asociación Club Canino Colombiano (Member of the FCI)
Croatia:	Hrvatski Kinoloski Savez (Member of the FCI)
Cyprus:	Cyprus Kennel Club (Member of the FCI)
Czechia:	Ceskomoravská Kynologická Unie (Member of the FCI)
Denmark:	Dansk Kennel Club (FCI member club)
Ecuador:	Asociación Ecuatoriana de Registros Caninos (FCI member club)
El Salvador:	Asociación Canófila Salvadoreña (FCI member club)
Estonia:	Eesti Kennelliit (FCI member club)(Web site is available in English also.)
Finland:	Suomen Kennelliitto (FCI member club) — The Finnish Kennel Club is the head organization for approximately 1500 specialty and hunting clubs. Every year, the organization registers about 35 000 purebred puppies from 300 different breeds. (web site also available in English)
France:	Société Centrale Canine (FCI member club)
Germany:	Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen (VDH) (FCI member club)
Gibraltar:	Gibraltar Kennel Club (Member of the FCI)
Greece:	Kennel Club of Greece (Member of the FCI)
Hong Kong:	Hong Kong Kennel Club (Member of the FCI) — The Hong Kong Kennel Club Limited is the only Hong Kong member of the FCI and the only Kennel Club in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Recognised by official Kennel Clubs throughout different countries in the world. (Web site is also available in English.)
Hungary:	Magyar Ebtenyésztök Orszagos Egyesülete (Member of the FCI)
Iceland:	Hundaræktarfélags Íslands (Member of the FCI) — The Icelandic Kennel Club was founded in September 1969 and is open to all dog owners in Iceland. The Icelandic Kennel Club is the only club in Iceland that is a member of the Nordic Kennel Union (NKU). The club issues pedigrees in accordance with FCI and Icelandic Kennel Club regulations and keeps a registry of all pure bred dogs in Iceland. (Web site also available in English.)
India:	The Kennel Club of India (Member of the FCI) — (Web site available in English.)
Ireland:	The Irish Kennel Club (Member of the FCI)
Italy:	Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana (ENCI) (Member of the FCI) — The ENCI was founded in 1882 with the first subject to be registered being an Italian Bloodhound by the name of Falco, born in 1875. Today, the ENCI is a member of the FCI and has a membership of approximately 2000 breeders along with 100,000 aggregate members and there are over 100 ENCI delegations throughout the national territory. The ENCI is particularly interested in the promotion of the Italian breeds of which there are 14 of ancient origin. (Web site available in English.)
Japan:	Japan Kennel Club (Member of the FCI)
Latvia:	Latvian Cynological Federation (Member of the FCI) — (Web site available in English.)
Lithuania:	Lietuvos Kinologu Draugija (Member of the FCI)
Luxemburg:	Union Cynologique Saint Hubert Luxembourg (Member of the FCI)
Malta:	The Malta Kennel Club (Member of the FCI) Maltese National Canine Federation
Mexico:	Federacíon Canófila Mexicana (Member of the FCI)
Moldavia:	Moldavian Kennel Union (Member of the FCI)
Netherlands:	Raad van Beheer op Kynologisch Gebied in Nederland (Member of the FCI)
New Zealand:	New Zealand Kennel Club (Member of the FCI)
Norway:	Norsk Kennel Klub (NKK) (Member of the FCI)
Peru:	Kennel Club Peruano (Member of the FCI)
Poland:	Zwiazek Kynologiczny w Polsce (Member of the FCI)
Portugal:	Clube Português de Canicultura (Member of the FCI)
Puerto Rico:	Federación Canófila de Puerto Rico (Member of the FCI)
Romania:	Asociatia Chinologica Romana (Member of the FCI)
Russia:	Russian Kynological Federation (Member of the FCI)
Scotland:	The Scottish Kennel Club
Singapore:	Singapore Kennel Club (Member of the FCI)
Slovakia:	Slovenska Kynologicka Jednota (Member of the FCI)
Slovenia:	Slovenian Kennel Club (Member of the FCI)
South Africa:	The Kennel Union of South Africa (KUSA) — Formerly The South African Kennel Club (Member of the FCI)
South Korea:	Korean Canine Club (Member of the FCI)
Spain:	Real Sociedad Canina en España (RSCE) (Member of the FCI)
Sweden:	Svenska Kennelklubben (Member of the FCI)
Switzerland:	Société Cynologique Suisse (Member of the FCI)
Thailand:	The Kennel Club of Thailand (Member of the FCI)
United Kingdom:	The Kennel Club — The Kennel Club is dedicated to canine wellbeing and registers over 200,000 pedigree dogs every year. The KC currently recognizes 196 breeds of dogs. The KC also licenses over 5000 canine events every year which are managed by the approximately 2000 dog clubs in Britain.
United States:	American Kennel Club (AKC) — The AKC maintains a registry for purebred dogs, sponsors more than 15,000 dog events each year held by licensed and member clubs, and promotes responsible dog ownership. United Kennel Club (UKC) — The UKC is the second oldest and second largest all-breed dog registry in the United States. The UKC currently recognizes over 308 breeds of dogs, divided into eight breed groups. The United Kennel Club has always placed an emphasis on the concept of the "total dog", a dog that looks and performs equally well, whether in the showroom or in the field, on the bench or off. The Westminster Kennel Club — "Westminster is, undisputedly, America's Dog Show." In 2005, the 129th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will add to its legacy as the greatest dog show in the world. It persists as the second longest continuously held sporting event in the United States, just one year behind the Kentucky Derby. The Westminster Kennel Club was established in 1877 and is America's oldest organization dedicated to the sport of purebred dogs.
Uruguay:	Kennel Club Uruguayo (Member of the FCI)
Venezuela:	Federación Canina de Venezuela (Member of the FCI)
Yougoslavia:	Kinoloski Savez Srbije I Crne Gore (KSSCG) (Member of the FCI)