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Originally Posted by FlDebra  Writing for clarification only -- I know you know this, Nancy! 
The litters are registered by the breeder and based on however many puppies the breeder reports were in the litter -- that is how many registration applications come to the breeder to be delivered to the buyer (if pups are sold). So, the litter would already be registered, regardless of whether or not the individual owners sent in their registration application. So, I don't think it would matter if the breeder encouraged registration or not. I don't see how it would relate to a breeder having more litters than reporting. She is still only going to have so many registration applications. She either gives each buyer one with their pup or doesn't. I see that the thread was started to question about a breeder selling a purebred puppy without registration at all. I do not see any benefit in them doing that. If the dog is a purebred, I too, think it should come with papers. If it does not come with papers, I have to assume there is a reason -- unknown parentage or something like that. But I can't see that they could use this to hide having additional litters. I suppose they could hold on to registration applications and then use them on a non-reported litter. But it would be easier to just say there were more pups in a litter than there were and get additional applications if they wanted to be crooked, low-down, rotten breeders. I just can't see selling a purebred puppy without a registration application for any reason other than there is something wrong with the breeding itself. But maybe my imagination is not working well enough tonight. What other reason would their be? |
I understand what you're saying, but there is the possibility with some breeders not offering AKC papers, because the litter itself wasn't registered.
FYI and not for you Debra. When a litter is registered with AKC, AKC returns papers on individual pups with the registration # and a number following it, i.e. TR123456/01, TR123456/02, etc.
Now I've also heard of unscrupulous breeders having a couple of litters one not AKC and the other is....and registering the non AKC pups with the AKC pups.......So, if there is a pup in question, an owner can always go back to AKC and file a complaint.....DNA will be run on the litter.