I bought a purebred puppy from a pet store, and when they gave me his registration papers it wasn an AKC registration, it was a UKC registration. Whats up with that?
Most reputable breeders will use the American Kennel Club for registration. A lot of the puppy mills can’t pass the AKC’s inspections, so they register their dogs with the Universal Kennel Club or the Continental Kennel Club instead. I’m not saying every breeder that uses the UKC or the CKC is un-reputable, and I’m not saying that every breeder that uses the AKC is reputable… I’m just saying that one red flag indicating that you might be looking at a puppy from a bad breeder is registration with someone other than the AKC… or no registration at all. Please note that for dogs bred in Canada, the Canadian Kennel Club is the organization that most reputable breeders use for registration. Be sure not to confuse the two CKC organizations… the Canadian Kennel Club and the Continental Kennel Club. I’m sure one of the reasons that the Continental Kennel Club chose their name is to try to ride on the coat-tails of the Canadian Kennel Club. • Why is there such a wide difference in the pric
Most reputable breeders will use the American Kennel Club for registration. A lot of the puppy mills can’t pass the AKC’s inspections, so they register their dogs with the Universal Kennel Club or the Continental Kennel Club instead. I’m not saying every breeder that uses the UKC or the CKC is un-reputable, and I’m not saying that every breeder that uses the AKC is reputable… I’m just saying that one red flag indicating that you might be looking at a puppy from a bad breeder is registration with someone other than the AKC… or no registration at all. Please note that for dogs bred in Canada, the Canadian Kennel Club is the organization that most reputable breeders use for registration. Be sure not to confuse the two CKC organizations… the Canadian Kennel Club and the Continental Kennel Club. I’m sure one of the reasons that the Continental Kennel Club chose their name is to try to ride on the coat-tails of the Canadian Kennel Club. • Why is there such a wide difference in the pric
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- I recently bought a puppy, and, until I received the papers, I didn realize it was sold to me with a "limited" registration. I am going to send the papers to the AKC, but was wondering if, once I receive the papers, could I then register the pup with AKC?
- I bought a purebred puppy from a pet store, and when they gave me his registration papers it wasn an AKC registration, it was a UKC registration. Whats up with that?
