育犬协会是一个组织处理犬只事务涉及福利、提升以及维持不只一种犬种的育种。只处理一种血统被视为育种会(breed club)，所有育犬协会亦被认为是全血统犬会，虽然所谓的全血统只包括被他们认可的血统且只承认纯种犬。

育犬协会的目的可以为功能取向或犬展取向，他们维持育种标准，判定和登记纯种犬，这代表了列出纯种成犬以及它们所生下的幼犬名单。

拥有活跃的育犬者和爱犬人士团体的国家通常有他们自己的特有犬种跟育犬协会，并经常与他国育犬协会交流。

世界上重要的且被广为承认的育犬协会有:

A kennel club (known as a kennel council or canine council in some countries) is an organization for canine affairs that concerns itself with the breeding, showing and promotion of more than one breed of dog. Kennel Clubs became popular in the mid 19th century and were founded on the principles of eugenics. All-encompassing kennel clubs are also referred to as 'all-breed clubs', although "all" means only those breeds that they have decided to recognize, and "breed" means purebred dogs, not including dog hybrids and crossbreeds or mixed-breed dogs. A club that handles only one breed is known as a breed club.