Hi everyone.
I am interested in becoming a breeder of a breed that has an open studbook in their country of origin... but this raises a big question for me.

I currently only have boys but I'm looking to get my first girl later this year/next year. I am mentally making plans for which kennels and dogs I like, which have health issues, and which lines I want to invest in and follow etc. But as we have the open studbook in the country of origin I am curious if dogs with less than a certain quantity of generations will be able to be registered in the UK? Additionally if this also applies to using a stud with few generations in their pedigree, would there be any problems with the litter registration?

I know this is a problem with AKC, they require 3 generation pedigree, but I haven't seen anything of the sort on the KC website. I'm currently assuming that there is no rules for no. generations but I dont want to assume wrong.

Thank you in advance for your help.

It'd be worth giving the KC a ring but as far as I know any import of a KC recognised breed will require an export pedigree from the country of origin to be registered over here. If it's not a KC recognised breed it won't be registered anyway.

As I remember (and it's a long time ago now and my memory ain't what it used to be ) when we came back to the UK with our lot, they had to have export pedigrees (plus the paperwork to prove they'd been through quarantine - this was before PP) from the Canadian KC to be able to be registered in the UK.  One was a re-import as he'd come from the UK to Canada, and back.  Recognised breed.

Thank you for responding. Should be OK then, but maybe I'll try sending an email... its a bit of a small question to bother with a phone call and I dont need an answer straight away.

It's Ibizan Hounds by the way.

Just curious if anyone else has experience with open stud books?

>maybe I'll try sending an email... its a bit of a small question to bother with a phone call

Because the staff are working from home people are reporting that phone calls are the way to go at the moment; emails are more likely to be ignored.