Business ProfileforThe American Kennel Club, Inc.

On or about 3/1/24, I registered my pre breed Dachshund for an AKC PAL (pure breed alternative listing) number to compete in their dog sports program. I sent all the required documentation to AKC with a payment of $35 on my credit card. Within 2 weeks, I received a *************** Listing...not a PAL listing number. On 3/27 I contacted the AKC and eventually was transferred to a female named ********** (who refused to provide her full legal last name). She advised that my dog did not look like a dachshund to her, and that three other people in her chain of command, agreed with her decision, thus listing my dog as a mutt and not able to compete in sports as a dachshund. I advised "****" that I personally know the breeders and that both b**** and dog are dachshunds with dad being a typical miniature and mother being much larger at 18 lbs closer to a standard dachshund. My dog of all the litter, had longer legs, and was awkward looking compared to her litter mates which is one of the reasons she appealed to me as the reject. I own several other "reject" dachshund to include a deaf aggressive dachshund. It was never my intention to breed any of my dogs nor do I plan to. My dog, like her **************** excelled in sports as a puppy and thus how I came to compete in AKC sports. Although my dachshund does not have the short stubby legs and is slightly taller with a small body and large head, she is all dachshund. AKC advised they will not take other pictures of my dachshund, DNA sample, or allow me to appeal to anyone by submitting photos of the mother/father and littermates. **** advised she was a "subject matter expert" but could not site any official certifications, degrees, schools, classes or official credentials that most "subject matter experts" tend to have like in my career field...if your not certified, you have no authority to say anything. Based on the fact that she would not provide her full name, I doubt her stated title and credentials at all. Suspect fraud!