Is it absolutely necessary to have a pup that is akc/ckc registered?

[Bizzymammabee]

I was having a conversation with my good friend and Lulu's breeder. I am curious to see if :

1) your you care that your dog has to be registered akc/ckc, etc?
2) if you would buy a dog that was unregistered
3) do you think it's just plain unnecessary.

Comments, opinons appreciated.

Beth

[Lorraine]

According to the Canadian Kennel Club rules here in Canada, any dog or puppy sold regardless if for pet or otherwise as a purebred, must be registered with the breeder paying for all registration and transfer fees. Under the Animal Pedigree Act with Agriculture Canada it is law that any dog or puppy represented as purebred must be registerable. Under the rules of the Canadian Kennel Club any breeder member in good standing with the club must register each puppy and transfer the ownership to a new owner.
The registration paper is suppose to verify authenticity of purebred status regardless if sold for pet or not. Any that are sold for pet can have a non breeding contract, signed by the buyer and registration certificate reflects the non breeding status. IF the dog is bred by accident or design any offspring cannot be registered.
My personal opinion is that if I am buying a purebred puppy, I would expect the registration certificate.

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[Amanda7]

I would only buy a dog with registration papers. It's important to me to know for sure that I am getting a purebred dog, not one who may have been mixed with a maltese (or whatever), somewhere down the line.

[BlondieGirl87]

I think it depends on the breeder. If you are just going with a random breeder that you don't know or haven't been reccomended to than I would say AKC registration is important. From what I know about CKC I can't say that whether a dog had CKC registration or no registration at all would make a difference to me. I've heard you can take a dog that has no registration and get it registered with CKC where as there's no possible way to do that with AKC. If you just want the animal for a pet, and you know the breeder, know their background, know the parents of the puppies, what kind of litters they've produced before and understand that they are an honest breeder and would tell you if there was another breed mixed in there then I'd say registration doesn't matter. Its more about standards in my opinion anyway. Jaden is an AKC registered dog, however, a friend of mine has a dog that "could be" AKC registered but he hasn't had it registered so "techinically" so long as you are getting a pure bred dog with no health problems I don't think registration is a "must have" unless you are showing.

[Kodak]

Some breeders sell mixed puppies so you want to be sure you are getting the history of your dog and that it's full blooded.

[Diego]

Originally Posted by Kodak

Some breeders sell mixed puppies so you want to be sure you are getting the history of your dog and that it's full blooded.

What full blooded means ?

[wnturner]

I say no if your just getting the dog as a pet. When I got Ajah I was more concerned with a little friend more then anything else. I wanted a small dog and a friend happened to find a yorkie and maltese breeder. I read everything I could about the yorkie but never really got the registration thing. when I went to pick up my puppy I met the parents, the grandparents, saw a photo album and awards from dog shows but I could car less. I just wanted my puppy. I was given the paperwork to register her I think I was suppose to send in what her name was. But the paperwork is still filed in away. I never registered her. Why i wasn't breeding her nor was I showing her. Today I realize how lucky I was to find a good breeder and am looking for a new pup now with papers only for health reason's.

[rachelsyorkie]

akc....well papers are great, but if they arent running a very tight ship, the neighborhood dogs could father pups & they dont want to tell you because they want high dollar. I have seen papered dogs that look far from full blooded. A chocolate lab that looked like a red coon found, long floppy ears. Me & a guy actually got into a arguement about that. Because he had papers stating it was akc lab-it was. Not! Another breed or two had gotten in there & the characteristics were obvious. It is very hard to tell when they are puppies. I bought a adult akc yorkie. I know her adult weight & adult features. I am happy with her. But a breeder that has pics of past litters & updated photos from new owners is what I like to see.

[artie merlino]

I personally would only buy AKC. Registered Breeding Quality, even though they are only my Pets. When I was doing alot of reasearch to purchase my first Yorkie I came across alot of different Breeders across the US. (I'm from Hawaii originally and all dogs came from Australia and Registered w/the UKC.)
Being in South Carolina it's very common to see alot of CKC. registered Dogs mated w/ AKC. registered the Breeders try to tell you that you can still register w/ the AKC. but you cannot. I expect my Yorkie to look and act like a Yorkie without a doubt, I want to know what I can expect according to the Breed standards. The AKC. is very strict on their records but that doesn't garantee Good Quality Breeding?

[veguroev]

Not me, I don't care if they come with papers or not, because the love and happiness they give you is endless. I love and like dogs for what they are, not for what kind of papers or bloodlines the have.