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Originally Posted by Sadie0702  Don't breeders have to register and have DNA testing done on their dogs to be able to breed them? |
No. If she was registered AKC they could enforce DNA testing if you had a question about the pedigree. CKC is used by breeders who don't necessarily have pure bred dogs, but want to offer some type of registry. Unfortunately, folks like yourself are duped into believing this guarantees they are getting a pure bred dog. As Mardelin stated, you could have a dog with a recessive gene that causes the solid color and she could still be pure bred. Most breeders will stop breeding dogs that produce these types of color faults, but since your breeder stated she had had another one it sounds like she isn't too concerned and is not trying to breed to the standard set by the YTCA. Just love her. As long as she is healthy, and you didn't pay extra for her "rare" coloring, you shouldn't bellyache over the details too much at this point.