Registration procedures

As the breed Parent Club for the American Kennel Club (AKC), it is incumbent upon us to encourage all Lundehund owners to register their dogs.  For a good explanation on the benefits of AKC registration, please visit THIS website.

According to the AKC/FSS^® page for the Norwegian Lundehund, they will accept paperwork (i.e. pedigree) from "The Norwegian Lundehund Club of America, any acceptable domestic or foreign registry."

PLEASE NOTE:  AKC registration is not just to be able to show the Lundehund in AKC events.  Once the AKC closes the "open registration period" (which will occur on July 1, 2013), American-bred Lundehunds will no longer be able to transfer pedigree information over.  Without a valid AKC pedigree & registration number, American-bred Lundehunds will not be accepted into foreign registration databases as a pureblood Lundehund.  While the lack of a registration number may not be a significant detail for breeding here in the U.S., it is a major "show stopper" in many European countries.  Depending on the country, before a breeding may even occur, many breeders must first submit the pedigrees, submit to a house inspection, veterinary inspection, etc.  Without an AKC #, entire genealogical lines could be lost from valid breeding programs.

If you'd like to discuss this issue further, we encourage you to contact your Regional Director.

What does this mean to you, the Lundehund owner?

NLCA paperwork - if your dog has an NLCA registration #, you would submit the NLCA certified pedigree, along with the appropriate registration application, to obtain an AKC registry #

Domestic registry - Please scroll to the bottom of THIS PAGE to see a list of acceptable domestic registries.

*** According to an e-mail from AKC, they confirmed the two domestic registries they will currently accept pedigrees from for the Lundehund are NLCA & UKC.  ***

Foreign registry - Please click HERE to view the AKC page outlining the registration rules for a dog obtained from outside of the United States.  It also lists the foreign clubs recognized by AKC.

AKC Frequently Asked Questions on Special Registry Services - please click HERE to open the AKC FAQ page

NOTE:  The NLAA is the Parent Club, as designated by the American Kennel Club.  As such, we can only advocate for AKC registration.  There is nothing stating that a dog can not be registered in multiple registries.  Many Lundehunds in the US are dual-registered in both the AKC & the UKC and several also hold registration #s in foreign countries.  The key is to make sure the genealogical chain is UNBROKEN!  The purpose of a pureblood breed registry is to provide valid, unequivocal proof of the historical chain.  Once it is broken, from that point onward, it is forever broken for that dog & its descendants.