In the USA, none. To get a pedigree the dogs simply have to have parents with a pedigree and normal registration. There is a minimum of seven months old for a breeding female but that's as good as no requirements at all.
To be part of a breed club is another matter, it is optional to join but the breed club decides matters concerning the standards and sponsors the national specialties and other events for the breed. At current the Czechslovakian Vlcak Club of America requires members to abide by the Code of Ethics which lays out rules on breeding (domestic parents must have CHIC numbers - issued when the dog has had DM, HD, ED, eye, dentition certification and DNA banking), placement of puppies, registration, etc. As a result of the much more stringent rules on breeding, most breeders in the USA do not belong to their breeds' national club, it is no different for Czechoslovakian Vlcak breeders in the USA either, unfortunately.
And for as long as the clubs do not have power to control registration of dogs, they will always remain optional fringe organizations, no matter what the AKC says.
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