Whats the difference between ACA and AKC? I purchased my little guy last month online thru puppy find. When I read his information it stated AKC papers. Well I have ACA papers, I went back thru puppy find to see his brothers who are still listed they also say AKC. I had no intentions on registering him , I plan on having him fixed, but I'd still like to know. |
welcome to yt! Max is ACA as well, from what I know (im sure someone with more input will help) ACA is not as reputable as AKC. basically there are guidelines to follow when a breeder registers a litter using AKC. where as with ACA it doesnt take much to register a litter with them. I personally do not care if max is AKC or ACA I love him the same, and he so fixed so no babies for us. I do think that she was wrong in misleading you, as for what I understand AKC dogs are more expensive:confused: even though I did pay a pretty penny for max. |
ACA stands for American Canine Association. It is one of those "alternative" registries that was formed after the AKC adopted stricter regulations like DNA testing. Many breeders no longer qualified or were suspended from the AKC. "Papers" from one of these registries are only that, pieces of paper. Don't waste your money on them. |
a lot of dogs are registerd both! from what I seen advertised! But I have a question- if you by an AKC- limited registration- pups from that can still be registerd- ACA- but not AKC- right?? Or wrong?? Limited just means any pups cannot be registered w/ AKC! I am sure most are hoping they will not breed- but really to insure that you need a certain contract(Spay??)?? or have them fixed before sale?? These are questions- not statements!!! Just trying to learn - there are so many things to learn! |
AKC limited can be registered. What you can't do with limited is have any puppies from that dog be registered. Breeders give limited registration to protect their lines from being bred. However, if the dog is not fixed, anyone could still breed them. So if it is limited, they would not be able to register the litter. In those cases, people who bred their limited reg dogs will often register them with other registries so that they can sell them as dogs "with papers". |
There are stricter rules for dogs that have over so many litters a year and even for stud dogs. Many dog breeders discourage you signing up for the American Kennel Club (AKC) "paper are papers" because they will have to account for the linage of these dogs. Some breeders switch and bait costumers saying they have AKC dogs, but sell them ACA, which basically has no standards. I think it's important to support the AKC and it's parent company the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America YTCA because while they both have flaws they are still the best thing we have going for insisting on health screening (YTCA) and notifying consumers whether this has been done (AKC) Quote:
Limited registration pups can still be registered with the AKC. Many great breeders sell their dogs with a limited registration meaning you can register these dogs with the AKC, but you are not allowed to register any puppies you produce from them. They thought this was protecting the breed, but unethical breeders got around this by just registering the puppies with the ACA. |
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