Registration and Transfer Forms

Online Applications

Printable Applications

First Owner Exemption Form

Record of Birth Application

Authorized Representative Form

Registration Application with Payment

Deceased Animal Form

Transfer of Ownership Application with Payment

Registration and Transfer Facts

The ADCA has regulations in place that protect owners, breeders, buyers, and sellers of ADCA registered Dexters. These regulation and transfer essentials help insure correct and timely registration and transfer of Dexters in our database.

You must be a member of the ADCA with your membership fee paid.
You must be the First Owner of the animal you want to register (the person owning the animal’s dam when the animal was born is designated as the First Owner).
Both animal’s parents must already be registered with the ADCA or with an ADCA-approved association.
The animal and its parents must meet all ADCA genotyping requirements.
You, the First Owner, must pay the registration fee and process the registration.
If you want color, PHA status, and Chondrodysplasia status of non-obligate animals to be listed on your certificate and pedigree page, the genetic tests for these characteristics must be attached to the Registration Application.

It is possible to obtain exemptions from our First Owner registration policy and Recorded Owner transfer policy. Situations where exemptions may be granted and how to obtain an exemption are listed in our Registration and Transfer SOP’s. The link to this document is listed in our “More Information About Registrations and Transfers” below.
Links to forms pertaining to these exemptions (The Authorized Representative Form and the First owner Exemption Form) can be found on our “More Information About Registrations and Transfers” section below.
For questions about or help with registering or transferring a Dexter, contact your Regional Director. Submitted applications that do not meet ADCA requirements will be returned and not recorded.