There are lots of dog lovers clubs in the US that offer a lot more for both the dog lovers and their dogs. Here are some of them.
The American Kennel Club has a dog lovers
sections called “For the Love of the Purebred Dog”. This article is more than a
canine purebred section. It is dedicated to living at home with dogs. This dog
club gives informative and educational materials pertaining to pet care,
training, nutrition and a lot more. It also includes funny stories, art, pet
history and the more popular Companion Animal Recovery method. There are also
more popular sites like the dog breeds and events page.
The American Mixed Breed Obedience
Registration or (AMBOR) on the other hand was created in 1983 with the
objective of taking into accounts the perseverance and accolades in obedience
contests of mix breed dogs and handlers. This dog lovers club also gives
support and inspiration to dog handlers.
Important Information for Members:
1. Mixed-breeds
Unlimited full membership is open to
handlers and owners of mixed-breed dogs as long as the pet is spayed and nails
are cut. There should be front and side photo shots of the dog that will be
included in the application. This is the ticket to all the obedience and
agility programs, automatic tabulation in the agility and obedience nationwide
ranking system. This also includes a given eligibility for the annual awards.
This achievement will be given honor in
AMBOR highlights (AMBOR’S newsletter) and on the website. The member will be
eligible to any agility and obedience national competition in the future. Dogs
with assigned numbers are marked as purebred and should be enlisted as a
purebred. Also, dogs that are listed as mixed-breeds that are given a number
based on the owner’s application causes its membership to be changed to a
status of a purebred.
2. Purebreds
Purebred dogs can be listed with AMBOR with
a rule that entry is limited to the AMBOR-supported agility program. All dogs
that are purebred, listed with AMBOR and exhibits AMBOR-supported programs on
agility will have competition points monitored and there will be an automatic
issuance of certificates.
Dogs that are purebred and listed with
AMBOR are not qualified to be a part of the agility and obedience scoring
systems. They will also not be included in the website on highlights and not
qualified for any mixed-breeds national competition in the future.
Handlers that register to the
AMBOR-supported trials on agility should put their AMBOR number on the form at
the club’s entrance so that competition points will be monitored.
