Dogs

Dog registration

Register your dog
A guide to registering for the first time and renewing registration.

Calculate dog registration fees
Use our online calculator to check annual fees.

Update your details
Notify us if your contact details change, your dog is desexed or if you obtain a dog owner licence.

Microchipping
Check whether your dog needs to be microchipped.

Transfer registration to another council area
If you move to or from another area you need to inform both councils.

If your dog has died
How to let us know and request a refund of registration fees.

Special purpose dogs
Registration for guide dogs, police dogs, customs dogs, hearing dogs and conservation dogs.

Owning more than one dog
You need a permit to keep more than one dog in the Auckland Isthmus and more than two dogs in the Gulf Islands.