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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk  No but DNA is required on most stud males unless they do very little (less than 3 litters). Most breeders therefore have their studs DNA'd. It's not a false sense of security if it can be challenged. Connor's parentage can be proven as the sire of both or his parents are DNA's as is his sire. It gives AKC a way to test and see if you are lying about who sired a litter. My Tayla is from Brazil and so her lineage is not recorded in the AKC studbook. I not only had to give them her pedigree and FCI papers once they were transfered into my name, I had to have her microchipped, DNA'd and send a front view and side view picture. Her litter will be verifiable because both parents have been DNA's. |
Well that is very honest that YOU take those step, protect yourself and conduct your program in a reputable way. But can the same be said about EVERY breeder? No way.
Again, MOST does not mean ALL. When the simple statement is made, AKC requires DNA profiling, bottom line is, that is not ALWAYS the case. So to use that as a justification of AKC's top-knotchedness (I will be copyrighting that term
) is not a valid or entirely accutate one, IMO. I would hate to think someone walked into a breeders home thinking to themselves, "Well, these dogs have been DNA verified because they are AKC." and it be one of those males that WASN'T tested. Or even better, that the male claimed to be the father wasn't required because this is his first and only time to sire and 6 months down the road find out that by George, the real sire to the litter was the neighbors Cocker Spaniel.
Yes, education and awareness and caution are always your BEST line of defense.