The Royal New South Wales Canine Council is a governing body in New South Wales, Australia which represents the interests of dog owners, breeders and fanciers. It is an affiliate of the Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC).
In Australia, the ANKC does not deal directly with the public, rather, for all matters pertaining to the world of purebred dogs, individuals must go through the representative canine councils of their states.
On the 30th April 1993 Her Majesty the Queen granted approval for the prefix Royal to be used by the Canine Council.
The Royal NSW Canine Council now trades under the name DOGS NSW, the current chairman is Mr Tom Couchman.
The major function of the Canine Council is the maintaining of its Register for pure bred dogs, some 25,000 of which are registered each year. The Council is also responsible for the control of canine clubs (societies/associations), affiliated for the purpose of holding championship shows, parades and trials, the publication of a monthly journal and the conduct of training schemes for aspiring judges and their subsequent elevation to approved judges panels. The principle objects of the Royal New South Wales Canine Council are:
1. To promote and raise the standards of breeding of purebred dogs;
2. To promote and encourage the breeding of purebred dogs;
3. To educate the members of RNSWCC and the general public in relation to all aspects of purebred dogs;
4. To promote and assist and to make contributions to canine veterinary research and to create and endow scholarships and fellowships.