question and registration..
 

Teddy is APRI i have no clue what it means lol. I have never had a registered pup before.. i have had ppl make me feel like he isnt as good as theirs cause he isnt AKC... they have also sug that he isnt a full yorkie cause of his size :confused: thanks

don't let other people's ignorance get to you...everyone is entitle to their own opinion...and that is all it is...their opinion...who are they to tell you any different...

thanks.. but what do they mean??? what is the difference??

I so feel your pain... my Tootie is CKC and I have been told by many that he is not "full" yorkie. wellll, he is to me! he is 16 lbs. of LOVE! I couldnt ask fo a sweeter boy! Some people just have a stronger "opinion" than others about our babies.

I enjoy the best of both worlds, with my Hopey being AKC and weighing a whopping 5 lbs...

they are both beautiful to me! I love my babies!
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What does apri mean & whats his size?

Just Think!
 

My girl is CKC as well and the dad that she was bred with was also CKC and they litter of course is CKC. They are FULL yorkies and just that. IMO CKC, APRI, and AKC are just titles that dont mean anything to me. I believe that all yorkies are beautiful and worth the love. I use to think that my girl should have been AKC as i use to have people say the same thing to me. BUT im not showing her and she is a furbaby to my family and we all love her. Those that are getting one of her puppies dont care that she is CKC either as they fell in love at first site. Dont let anyone get you down. Just take a deep breath go to your furbaby pick them up kiss them on their nose and hold them and enjoy them. As they can make a bad day become your BEST day! :yorkiesar

Here's a link to registries. Registries This is what it says about APRI

The chances are very good that you puppy came from a puppy mill. This does not mean you dog isn't just as good as the dog that comes from the fanciest show breeder. People recommend the AKC not because the offspring are better, but because the breeders, and the conditions in which the dogs are raised are better. If you ever get another dog, I recommend buying it from the best breeder you can find. We should only support those breeders who are treating their dogs properly. However, we should love our pet no matter what their "pedigree" is.

As far as size, many purebred Yorkies are bigger than the standard of 7 pounds and below. That's just the size the breed for, but some turn out bigger.

Someone else can probably answer that for you..I am not too familiar with APRI...but from my understanding they allow breeders to registered any dogs....meaning the breeder purchased an AKC pet only dog (limited registration) and breed it...they would not be able to register the liter with AKC due to the limited registration but they could however turn around and registered it with APRI. Or it means that maybe the sire was AKC and the dam was CKC which then the liter could not be registered with AKC because both sire and dam has to be AKC registered in order to registered the liter thru AKC...they could however registere with CKC showing or APRI. I could be wrong so don't hold me to my words...hehe

so is it kinda what the ppl could afford?!?!? The lady I bought him from was a great breeder, not a puppy mill... a hobby breeder i guess?? she does it for the love of the aniaml not the money.. she did stay at my house for 2 hrs before she left him here though!!

oops what they can afford or if they parents are not both AKC?

She may have gotten the dogs from a pet store, there are lots of puppy mills in Missouri, and they sell to Pet Stores. I'm just saying that APRI is used mainly by commercial breeders, but someone could buy one of their dogs and start breeding, and the offspring would be registered with APRL. Most good breeders will not sell with breeding rights so some people look for dogs registered with the alternative registries if they want to breed. It is also possible that the person selling you the dog was a puppy broker and only sold dogs, but did not breed them. Most people like to think that their dog came form a nice person who took loving care of the parents, so puppy brokers often say that they are the ones that bred the dog. To be safe you should always go to the house where the dogs were raised and inspect it yourself.

what do you mean sell with breeding rights??

I don't know about registrations, I know about AKC & CKC and that's all. I don't have Lilly registered though, I don't see a point in it considering she's just a pet and I've seen others on here say the same.

I also don't care about what others think, just ignore them, you know what's right and what's not. :D

I completely agree! :yeahthat:

he is 9 lbs of muscle! AND I LOVE HIM! i originally wanted a yorkie cause they are small, but he fits right in with our active and crazy lifestyle!! i dont think a tiny pup would do well in our home, i think i made a great decision and he is so loved!!

When you sell a dog that has been registered with the AKC, you do not have to sell breeding rights. The dog can only be registered if it has been neutered or spayed. Some breeders will only sell their dogs this way, and will only give breeding rights if they approve of the breeder and believe in their program. Many alternative registries will register any dog, even one obtained with out breeding rights and these alternative registries, but not the AKC, can register their offspring. When you see a breeder selling puppies registered with other registries, but say the parents were AKC, this is usually what has happened. Some AKC breeders are neutering their dogs before placing them in homes to prevent this from happening.

He is cute, is that him in your avatar? APRI is a great registry. They have forums too where you can go and ask questions just like here. People there seem very helpful but they don't post near as much as here.

yeh thats my Teddy!! :D thanks

ok so for you to have an AKC pup the breeder you get the pup from either has it fixed or they have to agree w/you breeding it? thanks for the info im learning!! :D

No in order to be AKC both sire and Dam must be AKC registered.

To get an AKC pup the breeder must be in good standing with the AKC, and the pups must be eligible for registration, and this usually means that both parents were registered and had breeding rights, so their offspring are automatically eligible. Joey's breeder wouldn't send in the registration papers until, I showed her proof that a vet had neutered him, then she sent his papers in, and I registered him.

ok.. so if both parents are AKC they are eligible.. but the breeder can withhold papers till they are fixed unless they agree with you breeding them? sorry this is my first journey into any kind of registration, my pup may not be AKC but i would still like to understand it!! lol

Not trying to offend anyone who has an APRI puppy, the average pet buyer does not know the difference and doesn't think to ask until they own a puppy.

AKC limited registration allows the puppy to participate in AKC sanctioned events with the exception of Conformation events. Conformation events are designed to choose the best breeding stock and limited registration means no breeding. AKC full registration allows the puppy to participate in any AKC sanctioned event including conformation, and to register puppies when bred to another AKC full reg. dog.

APRI does not offer limited registration. It is specifically designed to serve the commercial pet breeding industry. The purpose was to deal with the limitations put in place by AKC. It allows people to purchase top breeding stock with limited registration (no breeding rights) and break the agreement by registering with an alternative registry. Many in the public are clueless to the purpose and practice of APRI so they buy the puppy and support the practice. To say that the registries are equal is to excuse the outright theft of breeding rights in many cases. Most simply don't know what they are supporting in buying and registering with APRI.

Those who have the best bloodlines are very particular about who they share the blood with. If they let an intact dog out of their program and into the wrong hands it could wind up in a commercial breeding program. For this reason many are now spay/neutering at a very young age because people don't keep their word.

It's about trying to keep the dogs you breed out of commercial breeding programs... not selfish, responsible.

thanks for the help guys! ok what is limited registration? and what is Conformation events? I love my teddy no matter what, but I love to learn new things! I feel that unless you are educated about a topic you can not have an opinion...

limited registration means the breeder that sold the puppy did not give breeding nor show rights...so if the puppy was to ever have puppies the litter could not be registered with AKC.

the breeder has to give you permission to show the dog too??? is that why for you to get a AKC pup it is so expensive?? i got teddy as a family member, not for his pedigree!

its not they they have to give you permission...it is that they don't feel that the puppy is a show/breeder prospect..most reputable breeder breeds to standard or breed to better the breed...if they were to give everyone breeding rights then the standards will no longer be valid because so many byb and puppy mill breed to make money and do not care about the breed itself..

if you read one of the post up top...you can show a limited registered akc puppy but not in conformation...

ohh ok! thanks :)

APRI is just another registration. AKC is the most recognized and strictest in regards to enforcing their policies. But that does NOT mean your dog is inferior to any other, be it AKC champion or mutt! Just because a dog is AKC reg doesn't automatically mean it is of a better quality or had a better breeder or even that it's full blooded Yorkie! Please don't let other people's clouded opinions get you down.

Maybe you should think of it this way: your dog didn't choose to be APRI registered, his breeder chose it. Therefore the fact that your "baby" is registered with an puppymill/BYB registry is a reflection on his breeder not him. IMHO the "commercial pet industry," or puppymill industry, needs to be eliminated and I don't think very highly of a registry that's promoting it.