I sold a puppy one time (about 1 year ago) that I couldn't find the registration papers for. I, not with any malace, used a set of papers from one of my other puppies that the new owners didn't want the papers on. I whited out the DOB and put in the other puppy's DOB. Whited out the registration numbers, put in the correct numbers. Tought all would be fine. Then I got a call AND a letter from the AKC saying that they needed copies of all the owners I had sold puppies to for the past 2 years, which littles, who were the dams and sires etc. They put all my sales of pupppies on hold for about 3 months. The time it took me to get them all the different things that they were requesting. So don't let anybody say that the AKC doesn't DO anything! They can shut you down in a heartbeat, if the situation proves to be one of someones concern. I'd contact the true breeder and see what they have to say. If they sold a puppy to a broker and then the broker sold it to you, the broker should have to prove somehow that he had the legal right to sell a puppy for the broker. I'd think anyway. Otherwise, the broker just bought the pups for nothing other than money. This broker isn't at all interested in the welfare of the pups, only the money!! I find it very disturbing that they are in CA. This bites big time!
Suz