Governing Bodies Revealing Paws

Glossary

Breed Standard

A written standard that lists the attributes that are desirable in a breed of cat or dog created by breed associations and clubs, and standardized and approved by governing bodies.

This provides a blueprint for breeders and judges of conformation shows. A pet has good conformation if it closely matches its breed standard.

Conformation Show

Dog or cat show in which pets are judged according to the extent that they match breed standards.

Shih Tzu for Show

Purebred

Domestic dog or domestic cat that is of a breed.

If purebred ancestry has been properly recorded and registered, the dog or cat is pedigreed.

Pedigree

A domestic dog or domestic cat that has an ancestry registered as purebreds.

Also refers to the ancestry or descent of a purebred dog or cat.

Once a purebred pet is registered, it may be referred to as a pedigree.

Kennel Clubs

The Kennel Club (UK)
Irish Kennel Club
American Kennel Club (USA)
United Kennel Clubs International (USA)
Canadian Kennel Club
Australian National Kennel Council
New Zealand Kennel Club
Kennel Club of India
Kennel Club of Pakistan
Kennel Association of Sri Lanka
Kennel Union of South Africa
Hong Kong Kennel Club

Cat Fancy Associations

Governing Council of the Cat Fancy GCCF (UK)
Cat Fanciers' Association CFA (USA)
The International Cat Association
TICA
Canadian Cat Association CCA
New Zealand Cat Fancy NZCF
Australian Cat Federation ACF
Co-ordinating Cat Council of Australia
South African Cat Council SACC

World Cat Federation
Fédération Internationale Féline FIFe

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Governing Bodies

Organizations that:

1) regulate breed standards, breed clubs and conformation shows.

2) register purebreds and issue pedigrees. The American Kennel Club (AKC) and the United Kennel Club (UKC), for example, are registries of purebred dogs in the U.S.A.

Revealing Paws

dogs' and cats' paws and tracks

Breed Standard

Conformation Show

Purebred

Pedigree

Kennel Clubs

Cat Fancy Associations

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Governing Bodies

Organizations that:

1) regulate breed standards, breed clubs and conformation shows.

2) register purebreds and issue pedigrees. The American Kennel Club (AKC) and the United Kennel Club (UKC), for example, are registries of purebred dogs in the U.S.A.

3) provide information and advice about pets and pet ownership.

Also known as kennel clubs and cat fancy associations.