<<<<<<<<they list 9 different "foreign registries" for Australia. Do you not have one kennel club for the entire country? Do each of these registries have their own portion of the country depending on where you reside? Do each of them award Championship titles? Can you get more than one Australian Champion title on your dog?>>>>>>
The internationally recognised Australian controlling body is the Australian National Kennel Council. Each state (we have only a few!) has an office (the above "foreign registries - no accounting for the way the AKC phrases things!) This body, comprised of delegates from the States, meets several times a year to decide on policy matters. There is one central computer data base for registrations but they are processed by the office in each state. There is only one Australian Champion title or Obedience title or Agility title etc. Each state office will administer the running of all dog activities in that state - conformation, trialing, judges training schemes etc under the umbrella of the National body. Rules for the conduct of shows, judges training etc may differ slightly from state to state but gradually these things are becoming uniform over the whole country. Our dog world is MUCH smaller in terms of people and dogs than the rest of the world but we have many dedicated people involved in the sport/hobby/obsession. Jeanie ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
