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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I'm pretty dense myself and have many more questions than answers on this topic. I believe the breeder registers the group, and the new owner register the individual pup. Although some breeders do the whole thing which is what I think I would prefer. A breeder could register 4 puppies lets say, but sell many more than that and claim they were AKC eligible because one of his dogs was registered.
I know the AKC has stricter requirements for breeders who are have over a certain number of liters a year, also they have requirements of how many liters a mother can have a year. So some breeder's could bait and switch puppies being sold. They might have one female that's AKC eligible and several who are not, and claim all their puppies came from the AKC mother, but if no one bothers to register who's going to check this out. My question is, "why would a breeder discourage people from registering". I have read about this so many times and I was involved in the purchase of a dog whose breeder claimed it was eligible, but it would cost several hundred dollars so why bother. Why are so many people claiming it is so expensive to register a dog? Many many people on the forum have written this same thing, so there has to be a reason why some breeders are discouraging this. It is my opinion that many people who haven't registered their dogs may be in for a big surprise if the try to register, and their dog isn't AKC eligible after all. I hope a knowledgeable breeder will reply to this thread. |
Ok, I see what you are saying now. You know, unfortunately, you are probably right about why some breeders discourage registering. Even if they did register the litter, they could easily have been dishonest about the sire and dam. Because AKC doesn't have the time to inspect and DNA everyone's dogs and puppies, they still could easily slip through. However, by discouraging new owners from registering, they avoid a lot of possible questions down the road. I don't know why they just can't be honest about it in the first place.
AKC has requirements on the age of the sire and dam, and require frequently used sires to be DNA registered (as well as imported breeding stock; dogs whose semen is collected for fresh-extended or frozen use; and for the sires, dam and puppies for Multiple-Sired Litter Registration.) However, I do not remember reading about a requirement regarding the number of litters a dam
can have a year.