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The Royal Kennel Club's Find a Breeder platform is the site's dedicated tool for connecting prospective owners with breeders. Breeders use it to showcase their breed, expertise and health tests in one place, and visitors can use it to locate breeders and review the health testing information they publish. It is aimed at people who want to research a breeder before making contact, and at breeders looking for homes for a litter.
What the platform is for
The Royal Kennel Club describes itself as the UK's largest organisation devoted to dog health, welfare and training. Find a Breeder sits within that mission: rather than a general classifieds list, it is positioned around breed information, breeder expertise and health testing. That framing is the main reason to use it over a generic search.
Two audiences are served by the same platform:
- Prospective owners — to find breeders and review the health testing information shown alongside each listing.
- Breeders — to showcase their breed, expertise and health tests, and to find suitable homes for a litter.
Step by step: finding a breeder
- Go to the Royal Kennel Club homepage at royalkennelclub.com. The Find a Breeder section is promoted on the homepage, with a "Join Find a Breeder" call to action for breeders.
- Open the Find a Breeder platform from that section.
- Narrow by breed. The site maintains a full breed list (for example Affenpinscher, Airedale Terrier, Beagle, Border Collie, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and so on through the recognised breeds). Use it to identify the exact breed name before searching, including coat and size variants such as Chihuahua (Long Coat) and Dachshund (Miniature Wire Haired).
- Review each breeder's listing for the breed, stated expertise and health tests. This is the information the platform is designed to surface, so treat it as the core of your comparison rather than a footnote.
- Contact the breeder directly using the details in their listing to ask follow-up questions about health testing and availability.
Expected result: a shortlist of breeders for your chosen breed, each with health testing information you can compare before getting in touch.
What to check in a listing
Because the platform's stated purpose is to show breed, expertise and health tests together, use those three fields as your checklist:
| What to look at | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Breed | Confirms the breeder works with the breed you want, including any variant |
| Expertise | Indicates experience and specialism, as presented by the breeder |
| Health tests | The platform's key differentiator — compare what is listed across breeders |
If a listing is thin on any of these, ask the breeder directly before proceeding.
If you are a breeder
The site invites breeders to join Find a Breeder to find the best homes for a litter. Joining lets you present your breed, expertise and health tests in one profile. The homepage carries a "Join Find a Breeder" entry point; follow it to start the sign-up process.
Common sticking points
- Breed name variants. Many breeds are listed with coat or size qualifiers. If a search returns nothing, check the exact wording on the breed list.
- Imported breeds. Some entries are marked "(Imp)", indicating an imported breed. Confirm this matches what you are looking for.
- Listings are breeder-supplied. The platform presents information breeders provide; verify health testing claims in conversation rather than relying on the listing alone.
- Not the same as the breed directory. The full breed list is a reference for identifying breeds; the Find a Breeder platform is where breeder listings live.
Related resources on the site
The Royal Kennel Club site also covers dog health, welfare and training more broadly, and includes Royal Kennel Club Pet Insurance, described on the site as a Which? Best Buy for Dog Insurance 2026. These are separate from Find a Breeder but useful alongside it when preparing for a new dog.