FIRST REGISTRATION

In case you are the owner of an A.P.B.T., which is lacking of origin documents, you can apply by following this procedure:

a) Send the Club n°3 pictures of your subject ( front, side views and back view with well visible hind legs ).

b) State date of birth (better if ascertained date) even if approximate.

c) You must send a copy of tattooed number o microchip card.

d) Owner personal data (download form).

e) Fill in the form in capital letters and sign it, in such a way it will be possible to check it in case of mating declaration or transfer of ownership.

f) Send completed form by mail or fax.

g) Send copy of postal receipt for payment of first registration = € 20.00

h) First registration of subjects is always temporary until evaluation, during competitions, tests and events, where the subjects will be personally examined by one or more authorised members of the Club, who may confirm or deny the subject typicality with following confirmation or denial of pedigree.

i) On demand and for dogs of the breed A.P.B.T. it is possible to provide DNA test.

Example: Mr. Schmidt from Dusseldorf, Germany, has received an American Pit Bull Terrier called Argo as a present. The subject is in good health and is typical but has no documentation. In order to start its family tree and since it asked as stud, or brood bitch, you want to register it in genealogical books. Mr. Schmidt activates the procedure of the European Pit Bull Breeders Club. At this point, after activating all the procedure, the above-mentioned dog Argo will be registered as head of the lineage, son of non-registered parents.
Argo, in this case, is mated to a bitch called Star, which is daughter of non-registered parents, and therefore is at its first registration. Puppies born from them will have their first complete pedigree, sons of Argo X Star. This is obviously and example for first registrations; for already-registered dogs with other pedigrees or certificates click on the link registry transfer

REGISTRY TRANSFER  

As we have already mentioned in the page About us, pedigrees of the European Pit Bull Breeders Club comes from the need to promote a correct breeding of American Pit Bull Terriers but above all to valuate these dogs when they are successful in working and social utility tests (e.g. surface and under-debris rescue dogs, pet-therapy dogs, visiting dogs, IPOs and BH patents, Good Citizen Dog patent etc…), as other breed registries do not consider this fundamental point. Having an updated database at European level not only means limiting several false registrations, but also a wide documentation in order to oppose, with real and tangible deeds, false information from the mass media, which – let’s not forget it – have caused this wonderful breed to be banned in neighbouring countries such as France.
It is NOT obligation to have A.P.B.T.s working if you want to enter the database.
We can now see the transfer procedure to the registry of the European Pit Bull Breeders Club

a) Send the club n°3 pictures of your subject ( front and side views, and back view with well visible hind legs).

b) Send a copy of your pedigree (both sides), so to verify the signature.

c) Ask for a new pedigree, if possible, with number of generations (max. 7 generations)

d) Send a copy of tattooing or microchip card.

e) Download form registry transfer, fill it in (in capital letters) and send a hardcopy by mail or fax.

f) Send a copy of postal payment receipt as a proof of payment for registration transfer (up to 4 generations € 20.00, and/or 7 generation family tree € 30.00

LITTER REGISTRATION  

In order to register a litter, you already need to have a European pedigree of the Club of both parents (you can do both things simultaneously).

Link form: First registration form – Registry transfer form

In case male and female do not belong to the same owner, request must be made by the owner of the bitch with mating declaration signed by both owners (see form).

Link form: Mating declaration form

Send pictures of the puppies highlighting distinctive specific marks, sex and coat colours, and their names.

Payment of € 5.00 for litter registration to database regardless of the number of puppies +  € 5.00 for each puppy.