Rules!

WHY REGISTER WITH THE AKC?

Registration with AKC will open the door for your hound to earn an AKC Nite Champion, AKC Grand Nite Champion or AKC Supreme Grand Nite Champion title based on cast wins is in the works and will be announced soon.

Parent breed clubs are being formed in order to move all the coonhound breeds quickly out of Foundation Stock Service registration and into full recognition in AKC. If you are happy hunting in nite hunts, showing in bench shows, or participating in water races or field trials, then FSS registration is all you’ll ever need. But, for those of you that enjoy showing coonhounds in the conformation ring, this is just what you’ve been waiting for. The more coonhounds we register this year, the sooner this will become a reality. We’ll be posting the parent club information soon in our special AKC sections in American Cooner and Full Cry magazines. Watch for us there each month!

All clubs that are currently conducting UKC or PKC events will be eligible to hold AKC events after completing the application process. Your club may hold a nite hunt, bench show, field trial, and water race for one fee of $25. That’s a little more than $6.00 per event if you hold all four types of events on a single day!

ATTENTION COONHOUND OWNERS – IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN 5 DOGS TO REGISTER TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR LIMITED TIME DISCOUNTED OFFER !

Now you can register all your coonhounds with AKC for one flat fee until Dec. 31, 2009. The more you register, the more you save!

Take advantage of these Flat Kennel Registration fees:
•5-7 dogs for $60, a savings of $15 to $45
•8-10 dogs for $100, a savings of $20 to $50
•11-15 dogs for $140, a savings of $25 to $85
•16 or more dogs for $175, a savings of $65 or more

Follow these simple rules:
•Dogs must be one year of age or older.
•Dogs must be registered to the same owner(s).
•Dogs must be eligible for AKC or FSS registration and must have a three-generation PKC or UKC pedigree.
•Program does not apply to litter registration.
•Offer not available at events. You must submit directly to AKC.
•Offer not available to Black and Tan Coonhounds. The stud book for Black and Tans is currently closed to single registration.

To take advantage of this special offer, you will need to complete a Flat Kennel Fee cover form. This form will itemize all the dogs you are registering at the discounted rate. Along with this we will need the usual FSS/AKC application or AKC certificate of transfer on each dog.

To download the Flat Kennel Fee cover form or any other registration applications please go to: Forms or call us toll free: 1-888-436-4486

ATTENTION PLOTT OWNERS:

Plotts are an approved AKC breed and as such, are not eligible for FSS registration as are other coonhound breeds that have yet to be approved. The Plott stud book has been re-opened. The stud book will remain open until August 31, 2009. Photo's are NOT required with your application.

ATTENTION BLACK & TAN OWNERS:

The stud book for the Black and Tan Coonhound will be opened for a three-year period from June 01, 2009 through May 31, 2012. All dogs that meet the requirements and are registered through this program, as well as all subsequent generations of their offspring will receive an HX-prefix to their registration.

Those making application for registration of Black and Tan Coonhounds should note that only those dogs having a three-generation UKC Purple Ribbon-bred pedigree will be acceepted. Previously, a three-generation PKC pedigree was acceptable. The UKC pedigree requirement pertains only to dogs seeking registration with the Black and Tan breed.

The stud books for American English, Bluetick, Plott, Redbone, and Treeing Walker remain open and applicants must produce either a three-generation UKC or PKC pedigree with the FSS Enrollment Application.

Only Black and Tan Coonhounds having an AKC registration number may enter AKC coonhound events, effective January 1, 2008.

All FSS Black and Tans with 3-generation pedigrees on file with AKC are being issued a new AKC registration certificate. (NOTE: The dogs have been issued new registration numbers including the HX prefix.) Look for this "HX" prefix when entering Black and Tan Coonhounds at your events this year.

Black and Tans with the HX Prefix will be eligible to compete in AKC Conformation shows starting September 1, 2008.

ATTENTION BLUETICK OWNERS:
The Bluetick Coonhound is eligible for AKC registration on December 02, 2009 and is eligible to compete in the Hound Group in all shows held on and after December 30, 2009. There will be an open registry for the breed until January 1, 2015.

ATTENTION AMERICAN ENGLISH OWNERS:
The American English Coonhound is eligible to compete in the Miscellaneous Class effective for all shows held on and after January 01, 2010.

ATTENTION – COONHOUND CLUBS AND PARTICIPANTS:

NEW REGISTRATION POLICY AS OF JANUARY 1, 2008 FOR UNREGISTERED COONHOUNDS ENTERING AKC EVENTS.

In order for an unregistered coonhound to enter a coonhound event, the registration application MUST be taken at the time of entry by the host club. The $15 registration fee must be collected and a receipt will be provided to the entrant.

The entrant’s receipt will serve as valid proof that an AKC number has been applied for and the fee has been paid. The receipt is valid for 30 days and must be presented upon entering a coonhound event. If the receipt has expired or is not present at the time of entering, a new receipt will be issued and $15 must be collected. Any overpayments will be refunded upon valid proof.

If a copy of the pedigree is not available at the time of application, it will be noted on the receipt and one must be mailed to AKC - 8051 Arco Corp. Drive/Ste 100 Raleigh, NC 27617.

HOW TO REGISTER YOUR COONHOUND WITH AKC

Complete the FSS Coonhound Registration Form or Open Registration form (FOR PLOTTS and BLACK AND TANS ONLY), for registration of Litter online form, (FOR PLOTT and BLACK AND TANS ONLY) Use This Link

Print the form and complete all the information requested on both pages. Indicate the registry (UKC or PKC) with which your coonhound is now registered and include the dog’s registration number from that registry. Also include this information for the dog’s sire and dam. Be sure to complete the breeder information on page two. If you were not the breeder we must have the date you acquired the dog. We must have the name of the breeder as it appears on your pedigree under Owner of Dam. If you are unsure of the breeder's address leave it blank.

Attach a photocopy of the UKC or PKC pedigree for the dog you wish to register with FSS. Do not send the original pedigree. When sending us your photocopy be sure the copy is legible and contains ALL information. If any portion of your pedigree is cut off during photocopying it will DELAY processing of your papers.

Mail your application and copy of your 3 generation pedigree to:

To request a hard copy registration application, please email the AKC Order Desk. When sending your request we need your name, address, and number of applications you will need.

Refer to these item #s when ordering:
ADFSS2 - FSS Coonhound Registration Application
ADOPEN - Open Registration Application (FOR PLOTTS and BLACK AND TANS ONLY)

FOR COONHOUND REGISTRATION QUESTIONS CALL US TOLL FREE:
1-888-4DOGHUNT
(1-888-436-4486)