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Originally Posted by Ladymom  When the AKC got tough and started requiring DNA to prove that a dog was purebred, a lot of "alternative" registries started popping up. They are mostly used by backyard breeders, puppy mills, people who have been suspended from the AKC, etc.
They are known as "paper" registries because that's all you are getting for your money - a piece of paper. As MyFairLacy said, all you have to do to register your dog with one of these registries is submit a photograph and have two people say that your dog is purebred. These two people can be anybody - a friend, neighbor or your Uncle Harry!
Oh, and the money. Don't forget to send the money!  CKC - "Continental Kennel Club" ( do not confuse with Canadian Kennel Club! )
CKC will recognize a cross between any two purebred dogs, and will issue a registration certificate on their offspring. These crosses are not registered as purebred dogs but are registered as the offspring of purebred dogs. CKC accepts no responsibility for any inaccurate, false, or fraudulent information submitted on registration applications. They sponsor no shows or championships. They also give big fee breaks to large kennels registering lots of dogs ( such as "commercial breeding farms" - also known as "Puppy Mills" ). Will register dogs not registered with other recognized registries. If other kennel club papers are not available, the dog owner must provide two witnesses who can verify the accuracy and truthfulness of the information listed on the application. http://www.winddreamer.net/labfiles/...egistries.html |
Sorry but this is untrue according to their site.
Taken right off their site:
"Does Continental Kennel Club sponsor dog events or dog shows?
Yes, CKC sponsors performance events."
And Conformation
is on of their sponsered events. They even have the rules posted for conformation.
http://www.continentalkennelclub.com...tion_1105.aspx
I also see no where on their site where they state that they accept mix breeds. Maybe it is there but I haven't seen it.
Also if the dog's parentage is questioned they
DO DNA.
Taken off their site:
"Does CKC use DNA testing for determining canine parentage?
Yes, when questions arise about the parentage of a dog."
Here is where their rules are listed.
http://www.continentalkennelclub.com/Rules.aspx
They will revoke your registration and membership if you do not follow the rules.
Take a look at their rules, you would be pretty surprised at what all the rules are. They do have rules and standards alot like AKC.
Oh and another thing I found interesting is that with CKC if you wanted to you
CAN have the registration
limited on a dog or off spring.
Taken from their site:
"CKC Preferred Breeders will be able to assign a puppy that they produced a Limited Registration which means that the puppy will not be able to produce offspring registerable through CKC and will not be able to compete in any conformation events. Limited Registrations give the Preferred Breeders more choices for their registration needs."
Sorry I just hate that people think so lowly of CKC dogs. I am not for one registry over the other. But I have seen some great representatives of the breed in both CKC and AKC registrations as well as very poor representatives in both CKC and AKC.
I would say AKC is still a little more strict but CKC is improving. They do a lot more than most people think. They are nothing like ACA that will take anything.