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Dog Registries
When buying a purebred dog, one of the first things people ask is "Is he registered?" Instead, they should be asking "What does registered mean?"
What does "registered" mean?
According the the American Heritage Dictionary, as it pertains to dogs it means:
reg·is·tered (rj-strd) adj.
2. Having the pedigree recorded and verified by an authorized association of breeders: a registered golden retriever.
AKC had long required breeders to undergo compliance inspections and had suspended thousands of breeders for failing to abide by AKC's rules and regulations. Both AKC and UKC suspended those convicted of cruelty to animals. These suspensions did not stop breeders from breeding, it simply forced them to use the lesser known registries with less stringent requirements for registering dogs.
When AKC started requiring DNA, the commercial dog industry (breeders that sell dogs through wholesale channels, such as brokers and petshops) decided to boycott AKC. When it was discovered that the buying public didn't know and/or care what registry a puppy was registered with (they only wanted "registered" puppies), the barn door swung open and out poured dozens of new dog registries.
Below is a list of known registries. Take the time to visit each registry. Most require very little information or proof of identity in order to register a dog. When considering a purebred dog, ask yourself the following questions of the type of registry the dog is sold with.
1. How old is the registry? 2. Do they only register purebred dogs? 3. Do they sponsor dog events, such as dog shows? 4. Do they set acceptable standards for each breed? 5. Do they require DNA to prove parentage? 6. Do they keep stud books for producing pedigrees on dogs? 7. Is there a phone number that you can reach them at? 8. Do the encourage responsible breeding and proper care of dogs? 9. Do they conduct random inspections on breeders? 10. Do they suspend and/or revoke breeders?
(information below updated 12/7/05) ACA AMERICAN CANINE ASSOCIATION ACHC AMERICAN CANINE HYBRID CLUB ACR AMERICAN CANINE REGISTRY AKC AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB APA AMERICAN PUREBRED ASSOCIATION APR AMERICAN PUREBRED REGISTRY APRI AMERICA'S PET REGISTRY INC. ARF ANIMAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION ARU ANIMAL REGISTRY UNLIMITED CKC CONTINENTAL KENNEL CLUB (Do not confuse this registry with the Canadian Kennel Club DRA DOG REGISTRY OF AMERICA - FORMERLY U.S. KENNEL CLUB FCI Federation Cynologique Internationale FIC FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL CANINES IPDBA INTERNATIONAL PROGRESSIVE DOG BREEDER'S ALLIANCE NAMBR NORTH AMERICAN MIXED BREED REGISTRY NAPDR NORTH AMERICAN PUREBRED DOG REGISTRY NKC NATIONAL KENNEL CLUB UABR UNITED ALL BREED REGISTRY UAKC UNITED AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB UKC UNITED KENNEL CLUB UKCI UNITED KENNEL CLUBS INTERNATIONAL UKCI UNIVERSAL KENNEL CLUB INTERNATIONAL WKC WORLD KENNEL CLUB WWKC WORLD WIDE KENNEL CLUB
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