What is a dog’s pedigree certificate?

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

What is a dog’s pedigree certificate?
Dog pedigree certificates are issued to breeders by formal and legal kennel clubs and associations to confirm the true legal identity of a dog they breed. In China, the largest organization that can issue pedigree certificates to dogs is China Kennel Union (English abbreviation: CKU). It is also the only authorized partner of the World Canine Federation (FCI) in China, and carries out FCI certification under the authorization of FCI. Purebred dog breeds are managed.
A pedigree certificate is a certificate that records all the information about a dog, including the breed, date of birth, coat color, gender, breeder and kennel, dog owner, parent dogs, ancestor dogs, health status, competition records, Records of implanted chips, transfer records, etc. The pedigree certificate is not a single document. A chip will be injected subcutaneously on the left side of the neck of the dog with the pedigree certificate. This chip has a unique chip number. The chip number is consistent with the chip number recorded on the pedigree certificate. It can be queried through the chip network. The pedigree identity of this dog. The pedigree certificate records the dog's purebredness and lineage to its ancestors in the first three generations. We can judge the quality of its pedigree based on the certificate, so the accuracy and authority of the pedigree certificate is very important. The dog's pedigree certificate is an important basis for determining the pedigree and identity of a certain dog.