Japan Kennel Club

The Japan Kennel Club (ジャパンケネルクラブ) is the primary registry body for purebred dog pedigrees in Japan.[1]

Japan Kennel Club
AbbreviationJKC
Formation1949 (1949)
TypeKennel club
Region served
Japan
Official language
Japanese
Websitewww.jkc.or.jp

It hosts the FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) Japan International Dog Show held annually at the Tokyo Big Sight; the event also includes two grooming competitions, with the highest award regarded as the "best in Japan" title.[2][3]

Other than conformation shows, the JKC promotes obedience trials for purebred dogs and confers championship and other titles in obedience and similar competitions; the JKC also certifies and examines groomers, trainers and other dog-related professionals. It also administers tests and certifies rescue dogs,[4] as well as host rescue dog competitions.[5]

History

The precursor to the organization, the Japan Guard Dog Association (全日本警備犬協会, Zen Nihon keibi ken kyokai) was formed in 1949; this then became the Japan Kennel Club (ジャパン・ケンネル・クラブ, Japan kenneru kurabu) in 1952.[6][7] The Club became a member of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (World Canine Federation) in 1979.[8][7] The Japanese name was amended to Japan keneru kurabu (ジャパンケネルクラブ) in 1999.[7]

See also

References
  1. Thornton, Frances (June 1993). "Judging the Shiba Inu". Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette. 110: 42. That changed in April 1992, when the AKC added the Japan Kennel Club to its primary list of foreign dog registry organizations.
  2. Ito, Masami (30 April 2016). "Heel! A ruff guide to Japan's top dogs". Japan Times Online. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. "Akiramezu ni torimā Nihon-ichi Kanazawa no Hamada-san" 諦めずにトリマー日本一　金沢の濱田さん [Never gave up (til) Japan's No. 1 groomer, Ms. Hamada of Kanazawa]. Hokkoku Shimbun. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019 – via 47News.
  4. Nishikawa, Yūya 西川悠也 (27 October 2017). "Muroran Saitō-san no aiken San ga saigai kyūjo shiken ni gōkaku" 室蘭・斉藤さんの愛犬サンが災害救助試験に合格 [Muroran resident Mr. Saito's dog San passes disaster rescue test]. Muroran Minpo Web News (morning ed.). Retrieved 30 August 2019 – via 47News.
  5. "Saigai kyūjoken, sōsaku nōryoku kisou Nishigō de taikai, zenkoku kara 30 tō shutsujō" 災害救助犬、捜索能力競う　西郷で大会、全国から30頭出場 [Disaster rescue dogs compete for search ability, event at Nishigō, 30 dogs from country enter]. Fukushima Minpo News. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  6. Skabelund, Aaron (2011). Empire of Dogs: Canines, Japan, and the Making of the Modern Imperial World. Cornell University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-801-46323-5.
  7. JKC (2019). "Enkaku" 沿革 [history]. Japan Kennel Club. p. 174. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  8. "FCI members and contract partners". Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Retrieved August 29, 2019.


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