Kennel Club

Name

Kennel Club

Legal name

The Kennel Club of India

Website

https://kennelclubofindia.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kennel Club of India is a Chennai-based canine breed registry and dog show governing body serving Indian dog breeders, owners, exhibitors, and judges through paper-based registration, membership, and show-sanctioning services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Canine Breed Registry Services

NAICS

Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (812910), Veterinary Services (541940)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Regulatory Authorities (Licensing, Compliance & Enforcement) (HLAMAJAC)

Keywords

• Canine breed registry
• Dog registration services
• Pedigree documentation
• Dog show sanctioning
• Kennel club membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Chennai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: The organization offers IKG Subscription Forms, indicating membership-based recurring revenue from dog owners, breeders, and enthusiasts.
2. Registration Fees: Revenue generated from processing various registration forms including litter registration, single dog registration, prefix/affix registration, and transfer of ownership.
3. Dog Show Fees: Fees collected from applications to hold dog shows and judge-related activities including overseas judge contracts and professional handler licensing.
4. Annual Returns: Annual return form submissions from members and registered entities.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Kennel Club of India operates as India's official canine breed registry and dog show governing body. It provides administrative services including litter registration, individual dog registration, prefix/affix naming rights, ownership transfer processing, and dog show sanctioning. Services are delivered via downloadable PDF forms processed manually through the Chennai headquarters administrative desk, along with judge contracting, professional handler licensing, and membership subscriptions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Litter Registration

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Direct peers

• American Kennel Club (AKC): The United States' national canine registry, dog show sanctioning body, and breed standard authority. Closely aligned with the Kennel Club of India's service portfolio across registration, transfers, and event sanctioning.
• Dogs Australia (formerly ANKC): Australia's peak body overseeing state-based canine control, breed registration, and conformation shows. Operates an analogous registry-plus-show-sanctioning model in a different geography.
• Canadian Kennel Club (CKC): Canada's national kennel club providing breed registration, pedigree services, and dog show governance. Comparable in operating model and service mix to the Kennel Club of India.
• Kennel Club of India (alternate / splinter bodies): Multiple splinter Indian kennel club bodies have historically operated in parallel, each claiming authority over breed registration. They collectively fragment the addressable breeder/owner market for any single registry.
• The Kennel Club (UK): The UK's primary canine registry and governing body for breed standards, dog shows, and breeder accreditation. Most directly comparable peer given identical scope of services (registration, show sanctioning, judge licensing) under a single national authority structure.
• Indian National Kennel Club (INKC): A rival Indian canine registry also providing breed registration and show sanctioning in India. Direct competitor for the same breeder and owner customer base within the Indian market.

Broad incumbents

• Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI): The World Canine Organisation coordinating 98 member countries' kennel clubs. Comparable as the overarching authority that recognizes national registries like the Kennel Club of India; broader in scope but directly relevant for pedigree reciprocity.

Regional players

• New Zealand Kennel Club (Dogs New Zealand): New Zealand's national canine registry and breed authority with a comparable service mix. Regional peer operating in a different geography but serving an analogous breeder/owner constituency.
• The South African Kennel Club (KUSA): South Africa's national kennel club governing breed registration and conformation events. Functionally analogous registry-plus-show model in another emerging-market geography.

Others

• Pedigree (Mars Petcare) — pet registration platforms: While not a registry, Pedigree and adjacent pet industry platforms are part of the broader ecosystem in which breeder/show registration demand is generated. Useful as an adjacent comparable for the pet services market context rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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