Why doesn the AKC recognize titles from foreign countries and other organizations?
Recognizing various titles and logistically being able to record them in our database and print them all on registration documents are two entirely different matters. The issue is much more complicated than whether or not to include a few foreign championship titles on a few imports. AKC does register thousands of dogs per year based upon pedigrees issued by foreign registries. There are many national and international championships offered by various organizations. There are many more titles than just show championships involved, e.g. Obedience, Agility, Field Trial, Schutzhund, etc. Also, because the U.S. has no quarantine to limit imports or competing in events in other countries, and because the U.S. shares borders thousands of miles long with two other countries, thousands of dogs go back and forth across these borders every year. Many of these dogs have multiple titles in their country of birth before coming to the U.S. Many thousands of dogs also earn numerous foreign titles aft
