The Tamaskan Dog Register (TDR) was founded in February of 2006 to serve as the official breed registry for all authentic Tamaskan Dogs worldwide. It established a comprehensive list of rules and regulations for registered breeders as well as a code of ethics. This includes a set of mandatory health, structure, genetic, and temperament requirements for all breeding or potential breeding dogs as well as standards of practice for breeding and whelping litters.
Under the TDR, projects were also founded to further the development of the breed under ethical practices. Entities such as the International Tamaskan Database was created, for the purposes of recording every Foundation Dog used in the breed, as well as every new approved outcross dog, breeding Tamaskan Dog along with the registry of every Tamaskan. These records help to record the genetic history of the breed, which is useful for both developing future desired characteristics as well as identifying individuals and lines with possible genetic issues. The TDR also founded the International Tamaskan Rescue Organization, which serves to help rescue or rehome Tamaskan Dogs and Tamaskan-look-alike dogs in need.
In 2012, the TDR was officially registered as a non-profit company in Scotland and the registry was restructured with an international “roundtable” Committee comprised of representatives from each National Club around the world. The TDR also supports and oversees the endeavors of all official international Tamaskan clubs.
In 2016, the TDR decided to close the Scottish branch of the company and subsequently registered as a 501(c)(4) charitable corporation in the United States, which is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is responsible for the organization and management of the TDR as a business (e.g., taxes, banking, management of the corporation, etc.) and appointed an advisory committee known as the Committee of Breeders (COB) who’s function is to manage the development of the breed.