Both publish magazines; train judges; support dog health research; attempt to assure the integrity of their registries; work for reasonable laws to protect dogs and dog owners; oppose unreasonable laws that target dog breeds and numbers and restrict breeding;
allow affiliated clubs to host shows and trials; and work with breed clubs to establish and maintain standards by which the breeds can be judged.
Unfortunately, if they are
affiliated with AKC, they are not
allowed to put restrictions on which dogs are
allowed to breed, as that monolith is in the business of appropriating not only breeds and breed
clubs, but controlling all registration decisions as well.