Country Codes
Country Codes
Behind the kennel names and before the the titles you will find the following country codes. If a kennel has moved from one country to another, this is marked by a combined country code, e. g. (GB/USA):
| Abbreviation | Country |
|---|---|
| A | Austria |
| ARG | Argentina |
| AUS | Australia |
| B | Belgium |
| BDA | Bermudas |
| BG | Bulgaria |
| BIH | Bosnia and Herzegowina |
| BLR | Belarus |
| BRA | Brazil |
| CAN | Canada |
| CH | Switzerland |
| CN | China |
| CO | Colombia |
| CR | Costa Rica |
| CZ | Czech Republic |
| DDR | the old German Democratic Republic |
| DK | Denmark |
| E | Spain |
| EST | Estonia |
| F | France |
| GB or UK | Great Britian |
| GIB | Gibraltar |
| GR | Greece |
| HR | Croatia |
| HU | Hungary |
| I | Italy |
| IRL | Ireland |
| ISR | Israel |
| JP | Japan |
| KAZ | Kazakhstan |
| KOR | Corea |
| L | Luxembourg |
| LT | Lithuania |
| LV | Latvia |
| MC | Monaco |
| MEX | Mexico |
| N | Norway |
| NL | The Nietherlands |
| NZ | New Zealand |
| PERU | Peru |
| PL | Poland |
| PORT | Portugal |
| RCH | Chile |
| RO | Romania |
| RSM | San Marino |
| RUS | Russia |
| S | Sweden |
| SA | South Africa |
| SF | Finland |
| SK | Slovacian Republic |
| SLO | Slowenia |
| SRB | Serbia |
| TR | Turkey |
| UKR | Ukraine |
| USA | USA |
| UZ | Uzbekistan |
| VEN | Venezuela |
| YU | old Jugoslavia |
| ZW | Zimbabwe |
Further abbreviations may appear, which are mostly of German origin:
| abbreviation | description | FCI-recognized |
|---|---|---|
| ACH | Allgemeiner Klub der Hundefreunde Deutschland e. V. | no |
| ADKN | Allgemeiner Deutscher Klub für Neufundländer e. V. | no |
| BRV | Bayerischer Rassehunde Verband e. V. (seit 12.12.2010 neu: FCG Föderation Canis Germany e. V.) | no |
| DNK | Deutscher Neufundländer-Klub e. V. | yes |
| DRC | Deutscher Rassehunde Klub e. V. | no |
| HVD | Hundefreunde Verein Deutschland e. V. | no |
| IRC | Internationaler Rassehunde Klub im ARC e. V. | no |
| IRJGV | Int.-Rasse-Jagd-Gebrauchshunde-Verband e. V. | no |
| IRV | Internationaler Rassehunde-Verband e. V. | no |
| NCE | Neufundländerklub für Europa e. V. | no |
| NLC | Neufundländer-Landseer-Club e. V. | no |
| NRV | Nordwestdeutscher Rassehunde Verband e. V. | no |
| VND | Verein von Neufundländer-Freunden und Züchtern in Deutschland e. V. | yes |
In many countries there are breeders who are not always breeding with a registered kennel name. Often they are not member of any club and/or the kennel club of their country. Mostly such dogs are named only with a "first name". In the kennel field the last name of the breeder appears, if we know it; if not it is named "unbekannt" (unknown) with country code. There are also countries which require that a breeder first must have had x litters without a kennel name, before finally he is allowed to use a kennel name. So there are "two rows", in which the dogs of the same breeder once appear with the surname of the breeder and then again with the registered kennel name.