kennel club

American  

noun

1. an association of dog breeders, usually concerned only with certain breeds of dogs.

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Etymology

Origin of kennel club

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

For 31 years Labradors topped the American Kennel Club’s purebred rankings, which are based on more than one million annual registrations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Think chihuahuas, hairless xoloitzcuintles and Chinese cresteds, a mostly hairless breed with wispy tufts on its head that the American Kennel Club called a “mover and shaker” and I call “a dog that got left in the microwave.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Alaskan Malamutes take their name from an Inuit tribe that settled along the shores of Kotzebue Sound in north-western Alaska, according to the American Kennel Club.

From BBC

The Dog Control Coalition, an alliance of groups including the RSPCA, the Dogs Trust and the Kennel Club, backs the idea.

From BBC

American Kennel Club lists the Toller as the U.S.’s 87th most popular dog.

From Los Angeles Times