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Getting a dog
A dog is a twelve-year commitment on a small island where the sun is hot and the vet bills are real. Start here, before you start looking.
Photo: a family meeting a litter on a verandah, Kingston
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Are you ready for a dog?
An honest checklist: time, yard, cost, heat, and who takes the dog if you move.
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Breeds
Every breed the JKC recognises, with its group, its standard, and the JKC-registered breeders working with it in Jamaica.
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Where to get your puppy
The single most consequential decision you will make about your dog is made before you own it.
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How to know your dog is registered with the JKC
A printed certificate is not proof. Paper can be made. The register is the proof, and you can check it in about thirty seconds.
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