Located in Portage, Mich., United Kennel Club Inc. is one of the largest all-breed performance-dog registries in the world. Established in 1898, it is an international registry and currently recognizes over 300 separate breeds. The companys top ten breeds include treeing walker coonhound, American pit bull terrier, bluetick coonhoun, English coonhound, American black & tan coonhound, redbone coonhound, beagle, Labrador retriever, plott hound and American Eskimo. United Kennel Club Inc. arranges programs, such as obedience trials, agility trials, weight pull events, terrier races, dock jumping events, lure coursing, total junior program, etc.