Originally posted by ownerof3dogs:
<STRONG>I have a question does your dog have to be pure bred and if not how do you get involoved?</STRONG>
For all AKC events, your dog has to be purebred to compete. There is another organization like the AKC called the UKC ( http://www.ukcdogs.com ) mixed breeds can compete in agility, obedience and any other events that they hold. The only down-side to UKC is that there are not as many shows as AKC.

In UKC all mixed breeds are registered as AMBOR. I'm not sure what it means, but it's just like Carl would be registered as a Rottweiler or Iris would be registered as a German Shepherd. Mixes are AMBORs

To register a mixed breed, or any other dog without papers, in UKC you need to get an LP (limited privelege) #. Go to http://www.ukcdogs.com/forms.html and click on "Application for Limited Privilege (LP) Program (11/98)". You will get a form that you can print out to register one of your dogs.

I hope this helps a little!