American Canine Association?
The American Canine Association also known as ACA is one of the
largest registries of purebred dogs in the United States.
Established in 1984, ACA is also considered America's largest
veterinary health tracking canine registry. ACA has sanctioned dog
shows in USA, Canada, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Also has
a national recognized rescue team and is active in legislative
issues that affects the canine industry, including the support of
the Americans with Disabilities Act. In September 9, 2002[1], ACA
Rescue Team was recognized by US President, George W Bush, for
their rescue efforts after September 11, 2001 attacks. This canine
registry recognizes and accepts other registries pedigrees and
certificates, including AKC, FCI, UKC, APRI, CKC, among others.
Contents To register a purebred canine with the ACA, the canine's
parents must be registered with the ACA. If the canine has a
foreign registry lineage or parents are not registered with the
ACA, you must submit a 3 generation pedigree from the current
registry, along with the canine or litter certificate from the
current registry. The ACA registration of a canine do not certify
the quality and health. Only a certified veterinary may verify the
health of the canine. You can also submit the Health Certification
Form signed by a certified veterinary and this information will be
included in your registration record, to help breeders and owners
maintain healthy canine colonies. The American Canine Association
encourages all professional breeders to have their breeding
colonies certified free of congenital defects by licensed
veterinarians. Eliminating many common genetic disorders not only
improves the health of the canine populations, but also the
industry itself. ACA's blue ribbon panel of nationally recognized
veterinary medicine doctors serves as the advisory board for
implementing health tracking policies, identifying procedures for
addressing health problems, and advising ACA on canine health and
behavior issues. To certify your canine colonies, you must download
the Health Certification Form[2]. Please advise that this form
should be completed and signed by a lincensed veterinary. ACA Dog
Shows and Events ACA have supported professionals clubs and
organization with sanctioned dog shows and seminars. Many of this
organizations include Professional Breeder Associations around US,
PPDBA, MPBA, IAPBA, PPA, MNPBA and ABCDA. This organizations offers
seminars to educate dog breeders in USDA regulations, health and
animal care. ACA also sanctioned national events and championships
for the American Ringsport Federation [3], Canadian Ring Sport
Association[4], the Caribbean Dog Sport Club. Along with this
organizations ACA sanction a wide range of dog sports like: *
Conformation shows * Field Trials and Hunt Test * French Ring *
Obedience Trials * Dog Agility Trials 1. ^ "President Bush Letter".
http://acacanines.com/Bush%20Letter.jpg. 2. ^ "ACA Health
Certification Form". http://www.acacanines.com/hcform.pdf. 3. ^
"North American Ring Association". http://frenchringsport.com/.