Breeding an ACA???
 

Hello,
I have been doing some research on breeding Yorkies, because I am considering breeding my Molly when she is 2 yrs old. All the info that I have found has been about AKC Yorkies and how they need to be the best of the breed and need to have certain qualities to be apart of the AKC club. My Molly is an ACA, does that mean that there is a difference in qualities that the ACA looks for that are different then what the AKC look for in Yorkies?

Also I just want everyone to know that my Molly is only 3 months old so I am gonna be doing research on breeding Yorkies until she is 2 yrs old then I will decide if i'm gonna breed her or not. This is not something that I am gonna take lightly, I would never do something that could harm or kill my baby Molly.
I am trying to be a good parent.

Crystal :aimeeyork

:yorkiesar

No difference in qualities/breed characteristics, just registration.
The AKC sets the standard, the others just kind of fall in line and accepts them I guess you could say. :)

I have an ACA female, too. I also have an AKC female. Just different registries. AKC is more well-known, but they are both reputable registries. Some like one better than the other, but those are just opinions.

The big problem with the alternate registry is the question of where did the dog come from...what can you find out about the health history of her pedigree back several generations? Many genetic problems (like liver shunt) are a recessive trait and though your dog may not have it, she may carry the recessive trait and pass it on in the pups.

I thought I'd go and look at their website and see what they have to offer. Well not many links work on that website. I was impressed at first to see they track health records. I dug a little further, and came across this list of places to buy puppies registered with the ACA:
http://www.acacanines.com/pupoh.htm
Here is the homepage:
www.acacanines.com

That right that tells me this is NOT a reputable registry. Besides, they don't even have shows or trials, the link is dead.

I would suggest not breeding the puppy you have.

Can I ask why you suggest that I not breed my dog?

Crystal

I speak of only my opinion but if the registry refers people to buy from members and the members listed pet shops (I only check the state of OH by the say) I would be concered as to what is behind the lines. Your puppy may be fine, but what she may produce is something to also consider. Did you contact her breeder to discuss the lines and that you are considering breeding her? You may want to do that.

Best wishes.

[QUOTE=Crystal28]Can I ask why you suggest that I not breed my dog?/QUOTE]

I think maybe because they promote buying from pet stores...no breeders on that list, just pet stores.

I requested a form from the ACA to find the health history on my puppy. I want to find that out before I do breed her. I have a lot to consider before I make my decision. Thanks for your replys, not many people will answer the questions I ask, especially when it comes to breeding. Guess that is a delicate topic (LOL)

Crystal

I went to a pet store in the mall lastnight, man that was bad. Those poor dogs stuck in small cages. I asked how much they wanted for a yorkie that was 2 yrs old and they said $2,000 and that did not include the dog being seen by a vet. They couldn't promise the dog was healthy, they said it was. I think they should close pet stores or make things better.

Crystal

Lol...if there's one thing you won't have a problem with around here, it's getting an answer to your questions. Now getting the answers you want on the other hand...
Just remember, it IS important to know the health history of you dog before breeding. But, it is EQUALLY important to know the health history of your pups parents, their parents, etc. Your pup may carry a trait that did not show up this time around, but my skip a generation and show up in the offspring. If you can find out this information and educate yourself on the breeding process, you are headed in the right direction.

I personally have not seen an AKC registered yorkie or any other breed in the pet stores near me.. Most are ACA, APR, CKC, etc.. Alot of the puppies from these registeries are from puppy mills and they supply pet stores.. These particular breeders do not care what are in the pedigrees of their dogs to begin with they are just throwing two dogs together for a litter of puppies.. They also do not have to abide by the strict requirements and record keeping that AKC registered dog breeders do.. I know of a lady that purchased a female puppy awhile back and brought her into work to be examined.. The puppy was sold only as a pet with no papers.. The owner went ahead and registered the puppy with CKC so that she can breed her anyway and that way the puppies will at least have some kind of registration papers.. This owner has NO idea what lines are in the puppy and what genetic problems may been bred into this puppy..

I would do what Irene suggested and try to contact the breeder to see if they can provide some information on the bloodlines and parents from which your little girl came from.. If the breeder cannot supply you with any info, I would suggest not breeding her also..

What pet store was that? :(

In Indianapolis and Lafayette we have Pass Pet Stores.. In my town we have two privately owned pet stores and they are Pocket Pet and Critter Corner.. Alot of their puppies come from an Amish Breeder from Southern Indiana and they are a puppy mill.. They have a dog auction once year and auction off their old and sick breeders.. MAKES ME ABSOLUTELY SICK! I love my dogs and I cannot imagine the suffering that a puppy mill puppy or dog goes through!

This is a heads up to anyone purchasing a pup from anywhere. Just because they have a paper stating something it doesn't mean it is true.

I've heard of breeders that will purchase an AKC bitch just to have the papers. Then registar pups out of another bitch (w/o papers or not as good of papers) under the AKC bitch. Or say that they have two bitches that welp at about the same time they will registar all of the pups as the pups of the one with the better papers, and when you go to look at the puppies, you see the nice looking dog that they want you to see. Or they make have a really nice Akc Bitch with really impressive paper that dies, so they run down to the pet shop or puppy mill or any where else an get a really crappy dog with bad breeding and just substatute her for the AKC dog. No one would ever know the difference unless there was a good reason to DNA test the pups.

A lot of people out there sell there dogs with limited registration; however, that doesn't mean that the new owners won't breed that dog under a different AKC dogs papers.

There are a lot of really crappy people out there just trying to steal your money. I will never purchase a puppy from anyone (again) that doesn't screen who they are selling the puppies to.

I do NOT doubt that any of this is true! But AKC is doing alot more of DNA testing on litters when they are doing their inspections! So hopefully sooner than later they will get caught!

I had a lady call me awhile back looking for a yorkie.. She went on to tell me that she had went to a breeders home in Michigan to look at a litter of puppies and the breeder told her that sometimes if she has more than one litter she will put the litters together and is not 100% positive that the right AKC papers are leaving with the proper puppy.. I do not understand this! How difficult is it to put ID bands on the puppies to know which mama they belong to? But than again alot of breeders breed only for the money!

I never band pups or need to. When you handle them repeatedly throughout the day for every day of their lives they are easy to tell apart. Each one is unique, even the twinsey sorta ones have differences that you can find if you look closely. I see yarn tied around pup necks and just get the shivers thinking about the choking hazard. Yikes...no way.

I have a friend that uses fingernail polish (a dot on the belly) to mark her puppies as far as the ID from which mama the pup is from.. If you have more than one litter in your home and AKC inspects you at this time you have to have them ID.. Even if the puppies are still seperated they still have to be ID..

So, would AKC be okay with the nail polish mark or do they specifically want a band?

I believe that it was the first of last year and AKC started inspecting kennels outside the US.. I belong to a group of mostly all show breeders and one of the show breeders is from Puerto Rico and she was inspected.. Her puppies were also ID with nail polish and she passed her inspection.. She uses a different color of polish for each mama, same as my friend does..

AH! Well, I'd feel better about the nail polish...a little to afraid of strangulation with the bands. Now, I've seen people tie a piece of yarn around a leg and I guess that works for the smaller ones but as they get larger and play more, they really shouldn't have it.

I know people ask me all the time when I show them pictures how I tell them apart and all I have to do is look at their faces!! It really is like identical twins or other multiples - you are in contact with them and learn their differences and personalities!! You know your puppies. :D

annaschaben~
You have brought up what I think is a very good point and one I have tried to explain here before. I have seen so many times people refer to any registry other than the AKC as "not worth the paper its written on." My feelings are that you have to consider more so the breeder than the piece of paper. ANY breeder dealing with ANY registry can falsify the information. Though it may be true that AKC inforces more scrutinizing investigations and penalties, it doesn't mean people don't do it anyway. It's a matter of if they are caught. For example, I would think it safe to say that 9 times out of 10, when I am driving in my car, I am probably going faster that the speed limit...the law, the rule. But I am not penalized unless stopped and ticketed. Doesn't mean I'm not doing it anyway, just that I'm not getting caught.

I have always known who is who. So many people have asked me how I know this for sure. I just do. I handle them so much and they are all unique in some way. I am also an old nail polish user, lol, I have dabbed polish on puppies before to assure someone that they are getting the puppy they chose. Now, I am confused about something....I thought I knew it all about akc inspections, but are you saying Melanie that each individual puppy must be identified along with the parents? Let's say I have a newborn litter and I have them in a playpen in their box, and I have my index card tied to the outside of the playpen stating number of males, females, date of mating, date of whelp, mother and father's info...is this not enough? I want to make sure I'm on top of things here...

:thumbup: Very true...I have ACA and AKC.
And, I too get so tired of hearing people say.. any registry other than AKC is worthless. It depends on the breeder and the dog.
There is good and bad in all registries.

I received a 5-generation pedigree for my ACA girl (from the breeder when I purchased her). I did not receive this for my AKC pup.

For what it's worth. . . .

Melanie do you happen to have the link from AKC outlining inspection requirements?

None of my friends who are breeders use ACA as a registry. In this area most of those reg with that registry, have come from a pet shop or a commercial breeder rather than from a reputable local breeder...
I am not saying anything against your dog, but unless I knew the breeder I would not consider breeding.
If the paperwork were not correct then the 5 gen pedigree would not be of any benefit. At least with AKC, the sire can be DNA tested in any case where parentage is in question..

I've looked all over that website for a link that goes into detail about inspections. I can't find anything other than basic stuff. My first mentor (who is an older lady, no computer) has been inspected 2 times and she stated to me that every time she was inspected she didn't happen to have puppies so she could not answer my question about having pups individually identified. (I just asked her today as this got my curiosity up) Hopefully Melanie will be able to tell me a little more when she reads this thread. :)

Kimberly I was inspected myself 1 1/2 years ago.. I lucky knew everything I needed to be able to do things the way AKC requires them to be done.. I was told that only about 20% of first time inspections pass.. I did pass my first inspection.. I was given a user's guide that day by the inspector "Russel Dowell" and it is called "A User's Guide To The AKC Rules For Record Keeping And Identification".. You maybe able to contact AKC and have them send you a copy of the User's Guide..