You do not  need to be a member of ANY club in Canada to breed or own Alaskan Malamutes - or any other breed of dog. As far as registries (ie CKC, AKC, UKC) are concerned, 'purebreds' are about papers, tracking relatives and charging a fee to provide those services. By law, in Canada, your dog requires registration papers to be considered a legitimate, legal, purebred Alaskan Malamute. It is illegal to sell a registered Alaskan Malamute puppy as 'purebred Alaskan Malamute without papers' in Canada - and the dog is considered a mixed-breed. It is also illegal to sell 'with papers' at one price and without papers at another price. If you find a cheap Alaskan Malamute for sale - or an expensive one - price will not dictate quality.  

Many people can 'say' they belong to a club or organization. Asking Alaska Malmute breeders to prove their membership, with their current membership cards (that is why they are given, after all) will let you know exactly what you are dealing with should they not have those cards or find a reason to not show them.

While it is a personal choice to belong to a club, normally most purebred enthusiasts belong to at least one breed-specific club and one all-breed dog club. A few might also belong to a working club (there are a number of show clubs that have 'working' in their title, but nothing to do with working events or excursions), or Alaska Malemute rescue. But to 'belong' to a club one needs to donate one's time, energy, and commitment to participate in the club. Please see the list on the right side of this page to know with what Alaskan Malamute clubs, organizations I am involved or of which I am a member. I'm in all these clubs because I have little to no interest in much else besides dogs and computers, which gives me something good to do with my free time :)

I've also written articles and / or photographed images for the Alaskan Malamute Club of Canada; the Alaskan Malamute Annual (commercial publication), the Alaskan Malamute HELP League (Rescue); and have served as the newsletter editor / designer for both the HELP League and the AMCC  at various times. I continue to edit the AMCCs Web site and have for a few years. In 2009, I was honored with 'Alaskan Malamute Club of Canada's Member of the Year.' I have arranged or participated in many working or breed demonstrations for 10 years for several of the Club's in which I am involved.