Pet Insurance pays the veterinary costs if your pet is ill or has an accident. Some policies also pay out if the pet dies, is lost or stolen.
The purpose of pet insurance is to remove the need for the “life or money” decision if a pet guardian is faced with an unexpected and very expensive veterinary bill. Since pets are considered part of the family more and more and veterinary medicine is increasingly using expensive human medical techniques and drugs, pet guardians are facing this emotional decision more frequently than in the past. read full article…
The Polski Związek Kynologiczny, a member of the FCI, is an organisation responsible for dog pedigree registration services in Poland. They also provide training services, judging for conformation shows, and many other services relating to dog showing. read full article…
World Wide Kennel Club is an organization dedicated to supporting dog breeds and their owners. read full article…
Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen (VDH) is Germany’s Kennel club for dogs and represents the world federation Fédération Cynologique Internationale.
The VDH is for the protection of interests of dog owners in Germany. As the country wide controlling body, the VDH represents 167 member organizations with more than 650,000 members. In addition, there are over 250 different breeds of dog in the VDH, which are under the strictest breeding controls. read full article…
The United Schutzhund Clubs of America (USA) is a US German Shepherd Dog breed club that sponsors all-breed Schutzhund trials and GSD conformation shows. read full article…
The United Kennel Club (or UKC) is the second oldest all-breed registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States and the second largest in the world. According to the website, the club records 250,000 registrations annually. (By contrast, according to American Kennel Club records that club registered just over 900,000 dogs in 2003.) read full article…
The Kennel Club (”KC”) in the United Kingdom is a kennel club based in London. It is the oldest of the world’s all-breed kennel clubs and one of the most prestigious. It is also the largest in the United Kingdom. It was the first official registry of purebred dogs in the world, and its annual registrations in the early 2000s average 280,000. The club was founded on the 4 April 1873. read full article…
The Royal New South Wales Canine Council is a governing body in New South Wales, Australia which represents the interests of dog owners, breeders and fanciers. It is an affiliate of the Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC). read full article…
La Real Sociedad Canina de España was founded as the Real Sociedad Central de Fomento de las Razas Caninas en España (R.S.C.F.R.C.E.) on 27 June 1911, and incorporated in Madrid, Spain on 12 July 1911. read full article…
The New Zealand Kennel Club is the primary kennel club responsible for dog pedigree registration services in New Zealand. They also provide training services, judging for dog shows and many other services relating to dog showing. The organisation was introduced in 1886. read full article…