[GalomyOak]

My understanding...

The FCI is different from the US in the fact that it represents so many countries. Each country is represented by it's own kennel club (in Italy's case, the ENCI - my Bongo is registered through this), with it's own governance, but affiliated with the FCI. Each breed within the FCI has a national "parent" club (our breed's parent club is Slovakia) that steers development of the breed.

Loopholes within each registry can cause problems for breeds, especially when it comes to reciprocity. AKC also has the loophole where, as a parent breed club, we could allow dogs with no registration papers into the studbook - after 3 generations, these mutts could have full registration (which could/would (?) have to be recognized by the FCI - I think - this is where I get confused). It has a place in some breeds - for instance, breeds originating in parts of remote Africa, where breeds really are bred for work and type - but might not have registration papers. Or in the case of rare breeds such as the Chinook which needed to expand it's genepool - but it was a monitored, well-planned club effort. This new blood can then be added into existing/smaller populations. But clearly, our breed has a closed genepool for the time being - any ethical national parent club should adhere to this unless the Slovakian breed club decides otherwise.