im very new to shows etc, getting my bulldog in 3 weeks and want to take her to shows, im bit confused abut kennel name- when do you apply for it , on her pedigree is already name Dany -)and kennel name- mrogowiatym so do I change it or isn't that allowed? or do I create it only when she will have a litter? please advise

Her breeder should have already registered her with the UK Kennel Club, if not only the breeder can register her.

If she has already been registered, you do not need your own kennel name(previously called affix or prefix) to show her & I wouldn't even be thinking of breeding yet...

aww thank you , i’m not thinking of breeding at all just didn’t want to miss something important. thank you

You can add your kennel name on to the end of your dog's registered name.

Having your own kennel name added to the existing name of the dog is not necessary for showing nor for breeding. However people who are seriously involved in showing/breeding tend to do it.

The important bit is, you can apply for your own kennel name any time you want. However, you can only add your own kennel name to the dog until the time comes when she earns her stud book number (by participating in shows and winning certain placings). After that (i.e. once she is entered in the stud book), you won't be able to add your kennel name to her.


P.S. this dog is a Polish import, as such it is the new owner who registers the pup with the UK Kennel Club by providing them with the export pedigree etc.

If you intend to get seriously involved in your new breed, you can register an affix at any time so if you want, you can add that to the end of her already registered kennel affix.   Many people do, adding with, at, to (owner's kennel name) etc.  Or as somebody in my breed importing from Switzerland, avec.   Which isn't strictly correct!!

Imports can't have their names changed - or at least when we bought our lot in with us from Canada, we couldn't.

The Kennel Club allows many different additions after the registered name including avec and quite a few European additions including mit.

I am not sure what the rule is, but the top stud in my breed is a US import, and he carries his UK kennel name as a suffix.

Oh sorry, misread. I was reading Change of Name in the KC sense - the addition of an affix.

> avec.   Which isn't strictly correct!!

this is allowed by the KC though!

> Imports can't have their names changed - or at least when we bought our lot in with us from Canada, we couldn't.

Thinking about this statement, it's probably wrong (now?) because that male in my breed, imported from Switzerland since our return, who had the suffix of his now owner added (the avec).