Akc/apri?
 

Hello breeders! I was hoping you all could help me with a registry question. I have been looking for a parti yorkie and found an ad for a AKC/CKC parti yorkie. I was very interested in the puppy but as I gathered more information from breeder I found out that mom is APRI & CKC registered and dad is AKC, meaning I can not register pup with AKC. I have heard that CKC is not a good registry and heard mixed reviews of APRI. Do any of you breed APRI yorkies only? I also spoke to a second breeder who said a lot of breeders are starting to register with APRI. Have any of you breeders heard of this?
Thanks for your help!
Danielle

?????? Not any of the breeders I know.....Personally, I would stick with AKC registered or CKC (Canadian Kennel Club NOT Continental Kennel Club) and UKC (United Kennel Club) registered puppies....While a registry does not make a puppy perfect, these are the strongest registeries, with the strongest rules and regulations....so if you know you can not expect perfection from the best, you know any of the other registeries fall way short, and can even put you into questionable pedigrees.

Here's a site that explains the different registries. Registries. You can get a "parti" looking dog by mixing a Yorkie with a maltese or other breed, and since unethical breeders have tried to cash in on the current popularity of the parti, you have to be very careful. I personally don't believe a breeder should try to bring more "variety" into a breed, but if you want a true parti, you should buy from someone, who is at the very least, is registered with the AKC, the other registries take the breeders word for it and this is worthless.

APRI - AMERICA'S PET REGISTRY INC. Advertises free registration for commercial breeders. Non Profit 'dedicated to the preservation of the professional pet industry', dogs and cats. Founded by retailers of pets (commercial breeders and resellers).

CKC-Continental Kennel Club (do not confuse with Canadian Kennel Club!)
CKC will recognize a cross between any two purebred dogs, and will issue a registration certificate on their offspring. These crosses are not registered as purebred dogs but are registered as the offspring of purebred dogs. CKC accepts no responsibility for any inaccurate, false, or fraudulent information submitted on registration applications. They sponsor no shows or championships. They also give big fee breaks to large kennels registering lots of dogs (such as Puppy Mills). Will register dogs not registered with other recognized registries.

Thanks for the info!

You're welcome, and good luck finding a new pup!

Great info. I would stick with a AKC breeder.

Do not confuse the UKC with UKCI...UKC is a totally different registery than UKCI, just like CKC (Canadian Kennel Club) is different than CKC (Continental Kennel Club).....
AKC, UKC, CKC are the top legit registeries, and any dog registered with ANY of these outfits is perfectable acceptable!!!