Personally I don't think I would purchase a puppy from someone who wouldn't allow me to register the dog in my name. It just feels like the breeder still has some sort of possession over my dog. What if the dog does get loose by some unfortunate accident and ends up in the shelter? The dog would be scanned and the breeder would be called. What if the breeder and new owner hadn't really kept in touch? Would the breeder still trust the person she sold the dog to if she hadn't heard from them in a while, and just found out one of her babies is in a shelter? If the trust is questioned, would the breeder not call the owners to see what happened and instead just keep the dog now? Or what if the breeder does try to call the owners but finds that the number she has is wrong? What if the breeder tries to claim that the dog is her's because its in her name and has been in her name since it was a baby, and won't give it back to the owners? possession is 9/10ths of the law, or so i'm told.
There are too many "what ifs" in this type of situation for me.
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Originally Posted by JeanieK  The registries should have the breeders name on a password protected account, not to ever be changed, and to always be notified. Then have the owners name and a second contact person. |
I like this idea. I think the breeders should be able to chip and register their puppies with their AKC number as their sub-name, the kennel name, and the breeders telephone number & address. This information is saved in the dogs profile and cannot be deleted. Then the breeder can give the new owner a "change of ownership" form to be filled out and sent to the microchip company (this requires a fee with most companies i believe, at least it does with AVID). The owner can use their information as first contact and then another's information as second contact but cannot delete the breeders information from the account.