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Can I compete in some of the neat dog events licensed by the American Kennel Club and Golden Retriever Club of America, even though my adopted purebred Golden doesn’t have "papers?" Can we earn titles? You bet you can. And we encourage you and your Golden to "go for it!" For a variety of reasons, Golden Retrievers adopted through rescue are often without "papers," or more formally – an AKC registration certificate. But no matter. All you need to be on the road to competition and titles is apply for what the AKC refers to as Indefinite Listing Privilege. The "ILP" will permit your unregistered Golden to participate in Obedience Trials, Tracking Tests, Agility Trials, and Hunting Tests. Goldens with an ILP may also enter GRCA Working Certificate (WC) and Working Certificate Excellent (WCX) field tests. Applications for ILP will only be considered if your Golden has been spayed or neutered, since ILP is not the equivalent of an AKC registration and because ILP dogs may not be bred. You may apply by filling out an Indefinite Listing Privilege application, enclosing a check for $25 to cover costs, and attaching two recent and clear photographs of the dog in standing position. One should be a full front view and the other a full profile. A veterinarian’s spay/neuter certificate must also be attached. More information and a downloadable
application may be found at Learn more about AKC events and
titles at Information regarding GRCA's WC
& WCX certificate tests may be found at If you have questions, you may contact AKC Customer Service at 919-233-9767.
What is a Title Anyway?
Not just a brag,
Not just a stepping stone to a higher
title,
Not just an adjunct to competitive
scores.
A Title is a tribute to the dog that bears it, a way to honor the dog,
An ultimate memorial.
It will remain in record and in memory
for about as long as anything
in this world can remain.
Few humans will do as well or better in that regard. And though the dog himself doesn't know or care
that his achievements have been noted,
A Title says many things in the world of
humans,
where such things count.
A Title says your dog was intelligent, and adaptable, and good-natured.
It says that your dog loved you enough
to do the things that pleased you,
however crazy they may have sometimes
seemed.
And a Title says that you loved your dog,
That you loved to spend time with it
because it was a good dog,
That you believed in it enough to give
it yet another chance
when it failed,
And that, in the end, your faith was
justified.
A Title proves that your dog inspired you to that special
relationship enjoyed by so few;
That in a world of disposable creatures,
This dog with a Title was greatly loved,
And loved greatly in return.
And when that dear short life is over,
The Title remains as a memorial of the
finest kind,
The best you can give to a deserving
friend,
Volumes of praise in one small set of
initials before or after the
name.
A Title is nothing less than love and respect, given and received
And permanently recorded.
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