Crown & Collar Institute awards, titles, and recognition levels are designed to help breeders and programs communicate documented excellence in ethics, health, genetics, development, temperament, education, mentorship, preservation, and long-term stewardship.
Approved recognition may be displayed in breeder materials, program profiles, websites, social media, advertisements, and Crown & Collar Institute pedigree records according to approved title-use guidelines.
Recognition Must Be Earned
Crown & Collar Institute titles, badges, and recognition language may only be used after the breeder, program, dog, pairing, litter, or recognition area has been reviewed and awarded by Crown & Collar Institute.
Membership alone does not grant permission to advertise awards, titles, badges, pedigree notation, or recognition status.
Approved Ways to Describe Recognition
Breeders and programs may use approved language such as:
- ◆Crown & Collar Institute-recognized breeder
- ◆Crown & Collar Institute award recipient
- ◆Recognized through Crown & Collar Institute evaluation standards
- ◆Awarded by Crown & Collar Institute
- ◆Platinum Crown Recognition
- ◆Legacy Crown Recognition
- ◆Working Canine Prospect Recognition™
- ◆Breed Health & Testing Review completed through Crown & Collar Institute
Pedigree Record Use
Approved Crown & Collar Institute awards, titles, and recognition levels may be entered into the Crown & Collar Institute registry/program system after they are officially granted.
Once recorded, approved titles may appear on Crown & Collar Institute pedigree records, dog records, litter records, kennel profiles, breeder records, and related Crown & Collar Institute program materials.
This allows earned recognition to follow the breeder, kennel, pairing, dog, litter, or program inside Crown & Collar Institute records.
Registry & Program Record Display
Crown & Collar Institute is launching first with an IOEBA-focused pathway while building its own award, title, and registry/program record system. Approved Crown & Collar Institute recognition may be entered into Crown & Collar Institute records and displayed within Crown & Collar Institute pedigree records, dog records, litter records, kennel profiles, breeder records, program profiles, and recognition summaries.
Crown & Collar Institute may later expand recognition language, title-code compatibility, or documentation pathways for additional registries.
When an award or title is officially granted, the approved recognition may be entered into Crown & Collar Institute records and displayed where appropriate, including:
- ◆Pedigree records
- ◆Dog profiles
- ◆Litter records
- ◆Kennel profiles
- ◆Breeder records
- ◆Program profiles
- ◆Award records
- ◆Recognition summaries
This creates a documented record of earned recognition within the Crown & Collar Institute system.
Advertising & Public Use
Breeders and programs may advertise approved Crown & Collar Institute recognition only after it has been officially granted and recorded. Public advertising should match the title, level, and wording shown in Crown & Collar Institute records.
Recognition must be represented exactly as awarded. Breeders may not upgrade, alter, shorten, exaggerate, or imply a higher level of recognition than was granted.
Good Standing Requirement
Use of Crown & Collar Institute awards, badges, titles, and recognition language may require that the breeder or program remain in good standing with Crown & Collar Institute.
Recognition may be reviewed, corrected, suspended, or removed if documentation is found to be inaccurate, misleading, outdated, falsified, or inconsistent with Crown & Collar Institute values and guidelines.
Working Canine Prospect Language
Working Canine Prospect Recognition™ may be used only to describe documented breeding and development choices that may support therapy, service, facility, emotional-support, or working-canine pathway potential.
This recognition does not guarantee that any puppy will become a therapy dog, service dog, facility dog, emotional-support animal, or working dog.
- ◆Working Canine Prospect Recognition™
- ◆Bred with working-canine prospect goals in mind
- ◆Recognized for documented working-canine prospect foundations
- ◆Developed with therapy, service, facility, emotional-support, or working-canine pathway potential in mind
- ×Guaranteed service dog
- ×Certified service dog
- ×Public-access approved puppy
- ×Legally recognized service dog
- ×Guaranteed therapy dog
- ×Guaranteed working dog outcome
Misuse of Titles or Badges
Crown & Collar Institute recognition may not be used to imply government approval, veterinary certification, AKC approval, legal registry status, public-access rights, guaranteed health, guaranteed temperament, guaranteed working outcome, or automatic breeding approval.
Disclaimer
Crown & Collar Institute awards, titles, badges, pedigree notations, and recognition designations are issued through Crown & Collar Institute review standards and displayed through Crown & Collar Institute records. They do not replace veterinary care, legal registration, breed-club registration, government approval, AKC registration, third-party registry requirements, health guarantees, legal service-dog status, or professional training evaluation.
Crown & Collar Institute Title Code Directory
How Earned Recognition May Appear in Crown & Collar Institute Records
Crown & Collar Institute uses title codes to help display earned recognition clearly within the Institute’s registry/program system.
Approved title codes may appear on Crown & Collar Institute pedigree records, kennel profiles, breeder records, dog records, litter records, pairing records, award records, and related program records after recognition has been officially granted and entered into the system.
Title codes are designed to create a clear, organized record of documented excellence in health, genetics, development, temperament, pairing decisions, working-canine prospect foundations, mentorship, preservation, and long-term stewardship.
Title Code Format
Crown & Collar Institute title codes follow this format:
Crown & Collar Institute — Working Canine Prospect Recognition™ — Platinum Crown level
Recognition Area & Level Codes
- Breeder Excellence AwardsBE
- Pairing & Preservation AwardsPP
- Puppy Development AwardsPD
- Community, Mentorship & Legacy AwardsCML
- Working Canine Prospect Recognition™WCP
- Genetic Restoration & Preservation Recognition™GRP
- Breed Health & Testing ReviewBHT
- Bronze RecognitionBZ
- Silver RecognitionSL
- Gold RecognitionGD
- Platinum Crown RecognitionPC
- Legacy Crown RecognitionLC
Examples of Title Code Display
Where Title Codes May Display
Once officially granted and recorded, Crown & Collar Institute title codes may appear where appropriate inside the Crown & Collar Institute registry/program system, including:
- ◆Pedigree records
- ◆Dog records
- ◆Litter records
- ◆Pairing records
- ◆Kennel profiles
- ◆Breeder records
- ◆Program profiles
- ◆Award records
- ◆Recognition summaries
Record Type Matters
Not every recognition title applies to the same type of record.
- ◆Some titles may apply to a breeder or kennel.
- ◆Some titles may apply to a pairing.
- ◆Some titles may apply to a litter.
- ◆Some titles may apply to a dog.
- ◆Some titles may apply to a program, mentor, or legacy contribution.
Crown & Collar Institute determines where each earned recognition is displayed based on the award type, documentation, review category, and official record entered into the registry/program system.
Founding Member Status
Founding Member Access may be displayed on kennel or program profiles during the launch period if approved by Crown & Collar Institute.
Founding Member status is not the same as an earned award title and does not automatically qualify a breeder, dog, litter, pairing, or program for recognition.
Do not display Founding Member status as a dog title unless Crown & Collar Institute creates a specific record category for that purpose later.
Important Disclaimer
Crown & Collar Institute title codes, awards, badges, and pedigree notations are recognition designations issued and displayed through Crown & Collar Institute records. They do not replace veterinary care, legal registration, breed-club registration, government approval, AKC registration, third-party registry requirements, health guarantees, legal service-dog status, public-access rights, or professional training evaluation.
Title codes may not be altered, upgraded, abbreviated differently, or advertised before they are officially granted and recorded by Crown & Collar Institute.