German Pink Paper transferring to AKC? - Page 1

Hello: I bought my dog 10 months a go and I have not registered him through AKC yet. Do I need a Bescheinigung(German certificate of transfer) to do this? Do I need to send photos? Merry Christmas

You need a bescheinigung, Swabbs for DNA proof and the requisit photos (front, profile and stacked) that must be a certain size. Kyle

http://www.akc.org/pdfs/foreign.pdf

K, when you submit everything to the AKC, do not send the original pink papers, just good copies with your bescheinigung, swab, and properly posed and sized color photos. You want the dog to maintain his SV registration and have a dual registration at AKC too. So don't ever part with the SV papers. Talk to me before you send everything in. You will have to order and pay for the bescheinigung from the SV (they have a very nice lady that speaks English there who can help you if you call during their open hours).

Yes, sir, you do have to have a Beischinigung in order to AKC register a German import dog. What the beschinigung is, is a piece of paper on the German SV letterhead showing that you are the official legal owner on record with the German SV of your dog and that they acknowledge that as fact. The AKC requiring such is to try to keep down on theft of valuable dogs. If you do not have this documentation in your name, then you need to get it before proceeding. Contact Sabine Lieb with the German SV, tell her you are needing your beschenigung so that you can AKC register your GSD and she can tell you what she needs from you and give you an address to send either your original OR a notorized copy to the German SV for transferring the dog into your name. Her email address to request the info is akc@schaeferhunde.de. I advise sending a notorized copy instead of your original-if it got lost in the mail or something, you would have major problems getting another replacement copy. The cost of this transfer is around $25-30 USD, depending on the Euro/USD current rate of exchange. You can pay by VISA instead of sending money order or check overseas-it's best. Once you have this done and recieve your Beschinigung, send the following to the AKC: 1. Copy of the Beschinigung showing the dog registered in your name 2. Notorized Copy of your dog's German SV paperwork with official pedigree inside 3. 2 nice sized pics of your dog-one showing the complete side, the other showing the front. These do not have to be in perfect stance, but clean clear pics. 4. Properly filled out AKC Foreign Dog Registration Application and $50 USD fee. It usually takes the German SV about a month to get you your Beschinigung to you. The wait time to get AKC paperwork after filing for AKC registering a German SV dog is about 2-4 weeks. The AKC only requires DNA Profiling once you've AKC registered your dog if you are planning on breeding it. I hope this information helps. Best wishes. Kathi Jo

Thank you all. Everyone here is so helpful. Merry Christmas

I to am importing a dog and this is very helpful information. excellent post.

It's not a hard process if someone is willing to take the time and explain to you how to do it. The first time can be a little worrisome, but after you've done it once, you'll be fine. If you have any questions or need any additional help(or get hung up), feel free to contact me and I'll help you get it sorted out. I have currently handled doing AKC Foreign Dog registration for GSDs from Canada, Germany and Hungary. They're all a little different, but none hard. One involved a pregnant Hungarian female who not only had to be AKC registered, but her litter sired by a V-rated SchH2 male in Germany AKC registered, too. That one took a little more brainwork, but we got it without a problem. Best wishes with your new imports-I hope they are what you're wanting plus a little more. Happy Holidays to you all, too.