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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…

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Are you ready for a dog?
Breeds
Where to get your puppy
How to know your dog is registered with the JKC
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Owning a dog

The club’s job does not stop at the register. Health, training and care are where most of a dog’s life is actually lived.

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The JKC registration process
Health and veterinary care
Everyday care
Training and behaviour

Breeding

Breeding a litter is a responsibility to the puppies, to their buyers, and to the breed. The club exists partly to hold that line.

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Before you breed
Register a litter
Kennel affixes
How breed standards work

Events and activities

Shows, obedience trials and fun days — the part of the club that happens on grass rather than on paper.

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Show calendar
How a dog show works
How obedience trials work
Enter a show

Membership

Membership is what makes the register work — and what makes breeding and showing affordable.

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Join the JKC
My JKC
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About us

The Jamaica Kennel Club is the national register of purebred dogs and the body that governs showing and breeding on the island.

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