Types of ALAA Membership

1. ALAA Pet Owner Membership
   • For those who own spayed/neutered dogs, or purchased on a spay/neuter contract
   • Lifetime membership is $30 for one dog, $15 for each additional dog.
   • You will receive an ALAA registration certificate for your dog and monthly newsletters filled with health care information, helpful tips, informative articles and important ALAA announcements
     
     
2. ALAA Breeder Membership
   • For those who own unaltered dogs that are or will be part of a breeding program
   • Membership is $250 for the first year, $85 annual renewal fee
   • You will receive kennel prefix approval and registration, program listing on the Member Breeders page with a link to your website, and monthly newsletters full of health care information, helpful tips, informative articles and important ALAA announcements.
   • Access to Breeders Only webpages with many resources
   • Ability to apply for the Silver or Gold Paw Reward Program

• A photograph of your pet
• Puppy Transfer Form (if provided to you by an ALAA member breeder at the time of your puppy purchase)
  OR a copy of your puppy's pedigree
  OR DNA proof of parentage (must only show lab and poodle).
  The Puppy Transfer Form can also be found at http://www.ilainc.com/PDF/ALAATransferApplication.pdf
• Spay/neuter certificate (if you have one) or a copy of the spay/neuter contract between you and your breeder if your puppy is to be spayed/neutered at a later date.

1. To apply for membership, please fill out the Online Membership Application. 
2. If you are joining the ALAA because you have purchased a puppy from an ALAA breeder, you can transfer ownership of the puppy into your name during the Online Membership Application process by entering the Ownership Transfer Key at the bottom of the Puppy Certificate provided you by your breeder, OR you may send in a hard copy of the Transfer of Ownership Form if you were not provided a Puppy Certificate with an Ownership Transfer Key listed on it. When transferring ownership using the Online Membership Application, please enter the Ownership Transfer Key in the appropriate field. If you transfer ownership by entering an Ownership Transfer Key using the online process, the Transfer of Ownership Form does not need to be mailed in.
3. You will be asked to pay the $30 lifetime membership fee upon completion of the application.  This may be done through the Paypal link at the bottom of this page or a check may be sent to the Dog Registrar at the address listed below.
4. Fax the paperwork listed above to the Dog Registrar at 309-418-9916.  Include your name and the dog’s name on all correspondence. 
5. Email your dog’s photo to dogs@ilainc.com
6. Upon approval, you will receive your registration certificate in the mail within 2-4 weeks and will have access to our ALAA database and newsletters.

Applying for Breeder Membership

1. Read the ALAA Breeder Rules, Code of Ethics and Standards
2. Gather the following information:
   • Photo of your breeding dog(s)
   • Pedigree of your breeding dog(s) proof of breed is required and this MUST be traceable to AKC, UKC, ANKC, or other ALAA approved registries or previously approved ALAA parentage.
   • If your dog was bred by an ALAA member breeder, you will need the Puppy Transfer Form, this is not necessary if you purchased your breeding dog from a non-ALAA member.
   • OFA and/or PennHIP testing, if the breeding dog is over the age of 12 months. Please review the hip and elbow testing requirements on our website.
   • Copies of all other health testing if you wish to participate in the Silver or Gold Paw Reward Program. These include eye exam by certified opthamologist, Thyroid test including TgAA, and PRA testing or status via parent dog test reports. The Silver Paw requires an eye exam on every breeding dog every 18 months in addition to the hip testing. The Gold Paw requires the eye exam and Thyroid test including Tgaa every 18 months on every breeding dog, and PRA testing or copies of parent dog test for PRA. All testing is to be sent to dogs@ilainc.com, the dog registrar.
   • Website address for your program and the name of an ALAA breeder member who will sponsor you for membership. We will assign you a sponsor if you do not know a current member.
   • Copy of the contract you use to sell puppies
3. Once you have your information gathered, fill out the Online Membership Application Once this form is completed, you will be asked to provide a kennel prefix name, and this name will need to be approved before it is registered.
4. Print out a Non ALAA Dog Registration form for each of your breeding dogs that are not already registered with the ALAA.  Fill these out completely. You must register every dog you will use to breed Australian Labradoodles or Labradoodles including parent breeds. All dogs MUST have permanent ID such as Microchips, Tattoo's OR DNA profiles.
5. Make payment via Paypal for the kennel prefix and dog registration or transfer of each of the dogs in your program. Payment links are provided below.
6. At the end of the online application process you will need to fax all the completed paperwork listed above to the dog registrar at 309-418-9916 Please include your name and the dogs name one each fax. Email photos or scanned paperwork to dogs@ilainc.com
7. You will receive an automatic reply with instructions. All of the above information is verified and reviewed, including all testing and contract information.  Please allow 2-4 weeks for the processing of your information.  Once all information has been verified, you will receive an acceptance letter and will be provided the ALAA logos for your use, as well as a listing on the ALAA website under the Member Breeders directory.   You will also receive a registration certificate and transfer of ownership form for each dog you have registered, and will have access to our ALAA database and newsletters.

Making Payment through Paypal:

Lifetime Registration for PET MEMBERSHIP with the ALAA (ILA). You MUST become a Pet Member in order to transfer ownership of a puppy into your name. Initial Pet Membership fee of $30.00 includes the transfer of one puppy into your name. Each additional puppy transferred into your name must be accompanied by the $10.00 Ownership Transfer fee below. $30.00 (U.S. currency) for PET MEMBERSHIP
Initial Registration for BREEDER MEMBERSHIP if you are not already registered with the ALAA (ILA). $250.00 (U.S. currency)
Annual Renewal Fee for BREEDER MEMBERSHIP. $85.00 (U.S. currency).
Registration for 1-3 dogs that are not already registered with the ALAA (ILA). $15.00 each (U.S. currency).
Registration of 4-9 dogs (must be registered at the same time). $12.00 each (U.S. currency)
Registration of 10+ dogs (must be registered at the same time) $10.00 each (U.S. currency)
Ownership Transfer. This is for dogs already registered with the ALAA (ILA) but needing to be transfered into your name. If you are NOT already a Pet Member with the ALAA, you do not need pay the $10.00 Ownership Transfer fee, but you MUST pay the Pet Membership fee of $30.00, which includes the transfer of one puppy/dog into your name. $10.00 each dog (U.S. currency) if you are already an ALAA member.

Please forward all forms to:

ALAA dog Registrar
Butch Charlton
10729 Grassy Creek Place
Raleigh, NC 27614
Fax: 309-418-9916