THIS PAGE IS USED TO ANSWER SOME BASIC QUESTIONS MANY POTENTIAL PUPPY BUYERS MAY HAVE
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN REGISTRIES ?
THERE ARE MANY REGISTRIES OUT THERE AND MORE SEEM TO BE POPPING UP ALL THE TIME. MOST IMPORTANTLY IS THAT WE CHOOSE TO REGISTER AKC( AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB) AND ONLY AKC. AKC IS ONE OF THE OLDEST KENNEL CLUBS HAVING BEEN FORMED IN 1884. AKC SPONSORS EVENTS SUCH AS CONFORMATION,CANINE GOOD CITIZEN , RALLY AND OBEDIENCE. UKC (UNITED KENNEL CLUB) IS ANOTHER REGISTRY THAT WAS FORMED OVER 100 YEARS AGO. MANY OF THEIR EVENTS ARE IN HUNTING AND EARTH DOG. AKC REQUIRES SIRES TO BE DNA TESTED AFTER PRODUCING 6 OR MORE LITTERS. THEY ARE THE ONLY REGISTRY THAT INSPECTS BREEDERS BY HOME VISITS. THE DAM AND PUPPIES ARE ALSO DNA TESTED IF THE BREEDER HAS A LITTER. AKC IS WORKING ON TRYING TO PRESERVE THE REGISTY. SOME BREEDERS HAVE HAD THEIR PAPERS REVOKED DUE TO DNA TESTS OR HUMANE ISSUES OR RECORD KEEPING. AKC DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY MEAN A GOOD BREEDER BUT IT IS A START. ONE OF THE NEW REGISTRIES ARE APRI. WHILE THIS NEWLY FORMED REGISTRY DOES SPONSOR SHOWS THEY WERE FORMED TO ISSUE PAPERS TO THE AKC REGISTERED DOGS THAT HAD LIMITED PAPERS. BREEDERS GIVE LIMITED PAPERS TO EITHER PUPPIES THAT FALL INTO PET QUALITY OR TO OWNERS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE EXPERIENCE TO BREED DOGS OR DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE RIGHT STEPS TO BREED QUALITY DOGS.
