Purebred Australian Shepherds registered with other registries may be eligible for ASCA registration provided that all of the following requirements are met:
1.
The dog was registered as an Australian Shepherd in the country of birth with a foreign registry recognized by ASCA that has met one of the following requirements:
A)
Any registry with which ASCA has a reciprocal agreement (i.e. The Canadian Kennel Club)
B)
Any foreign club registry approved by the ASCA Board of Directors after review of the registrys registration process (currently the American Kennel Club, The Kennel Club)
2. Owners of applicant dogs registered with non-ASCA approved registries must seek approval for that registry by providing the ASCA Board of Directors with clear evidence of the foreign registrys ability to accurately verify purebred Australian Shepherd lineage.
3
Puppies from any litter born prior to the ASCA registration of the sire and/or dam will be treated as individuals; each puppy must meet the Foreign Registry Requirements.
4
Registration of any applicant dog, its parents or its grandparents with any registry as a breed other than an Australian Shepherd will result in the applicant dog being ineligible for registration in the ASCA Registry.
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The application form is accompanied by a minimum three generation pedigree certified by the foreign registry and must include all registration numbers from that registry.
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The applicant must provide evidence that the applicant dogs lineage is based 100% on ASCA registered dogs. Applicants must supply ASCA descendant registration numbers at time of application.
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The application form is accompanied by a photocopy of the registration papers certified by the foreign registry. The dog must have an unrestricted (for breeding) registration with that registry if applying for registration as for breeding in the ASCA Registry. This does not apply to applicant dogs applying to the ASCA registry as an Altered dog.
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The ASCA application and the foreign registry registration must show identical ownership.
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The dog must have permanent, readable microchip or tattoo identification.
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The dog must be DNA profiled with an official ASCA DNA laboratory.
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The owner must certify that the applicant dog does not have any disqualifying faults as described in the ASCA breed standard.
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The signature of all owners must appear on the application.
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The Breeders signature must appear on the application
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Three photos are required of the individual dog and must accompany the application form. Photos must be clear, color and show the dogs front, left and right side full body view.
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If at any time it is found that any part of the application has been falsified or found to be untrue, registration will be revoked for this dog and any progeny. Disciplinary action may be taken against the owner.
If you are interested in participating with your purebred Australian Shepherd in ASCAS many performance programs including Agility, Stockdog, Obedience and Tracking you may want to consider enrolling your dog in ASCAs Limited Exhibition Privilege (LEP) program. For further information please visit www.asca.org
Foreign Registration Procedures
1. Complete and submit the Foreign Registry Application.
2. The dogs registered name with the Foreign Registry will remain the same. If the dogs registered name already exists in
ASCAs registry or if the kennel name is an active ASCA registered kennel name, the dogs registered name will be required to change to an unique name.
3 Fees for Individual Dog Registration will be as follows:
Foreign Registry Full Member Rate: $100.00
Foreign Registry - Service Member Rate: $200.00
Canadian Kennel Club Full Member Rate: 0-12 months $15.00/ 1-2 years $30.00/ 2+ years $50.00
Canadian Kennel Club Service Member Rate: 0-12 months $30.00/ 1-2 years $60.00/ 2+ years $100.00
4.
Submit a photocopy of the applicant dogs ASCA DNA profile certificate.
5.
Submit a photocopy of the applicant dogs registry-certified registration papers.
6.
Submit the applicant dogs certified three-generation pedigree, including the registration numbers from that registry.
7.
Submit three (3) photos: full body left side, full body right side and full front view. Photos must be clear.
8.
All submitted material becomes the property of ASCA. FEES WILL NOT BE REFUNDED/RETURNED IF THE
APPLICATION IS DENIED FOR ANY REASON.
9.
Dogs accepted into the registry will be assigned a registry number with an F prefix.
Rev 5/14/07