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Continental Kennel Club offers several types of registration services, depending on your needs. We also strive to provide the best customer service to you in providing ways for you to submit your registration paperwork. In this blog, we describe the different types of applications and services we provide.

Hound-type dogs historically accompanied immigrants to the United States from Europe. Many of these dogs were imports from England, Ireland, and Germany. Hunting was a way of life throughout the south, and these dogs were essential in putting food on tables, putting clothes on backs, and bringing in money for furs, as well as ridding farms, homesteads, and properties of animals that would threaten a family’s livelihood. They hunted an array of quarry, including squirrels, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, deer, and bears.

Although there are many hypotheses regarding the origin of the breed, the history of the Black Mouth cur remains slightly murky. Stories of the dogs are well documented throughout the South by families who have kept the dogs for generations.

The Bloodhound breed has existed for many thousands of years. The "blood" aspect of the breed name reportedly comes from the word "blooded"- referring to the hound's status as a purebred. Bloodhounds have been used for tracking both animals and humans for hundreds of years. The bloodhound was one of the earliest dogs to travel to colonial America and was even referenced in letters written by Benjamin Franklin.

The American Pit Bull Terrier is a breed that is marred by its dark past, but this loyal and loving breed is now seeing new positive roles such as becoming therapy dogs. Learn more about these beautiful dogs!