YES - I
would ordinarily not approve of this but because of a
ridiculous situation I'm personally involved in, I'm all for
it. The AKC ain't what it used to be. I'm sure
*most* do still care first and foremost about the dogs, but
*many* employees and delegates are corrupt and are primarily
concerned about the bottom line (preserving their
paychecks.) I would not be in the ridiculous situation if
the AKC had the testicular fortitude to stand up to a
"parent club" regarding a serious health issue in my breed.
Lesley - Redwood City, CA
At my
age and over 25 years breeding, showing, training, it feels
like it is time to hang it up... If AKC has all the
power to decide who gets registered no matter how the
breeder feels, (I will) save my money and time and take
long, over due vacations… it is all about MONEY….. Eleanor Jackson
My
breed club just went through a big issue with accepting
into membership a major puppy miller last year, then
pulling his membership. I'll bet the puppy miller is
thrilled over this ruling. Tamie Ince
It is unconscionable that AKC would (allow) breeding a puppy
that the educated, responsible breeder deemed unworthy of
reproduction. ... we are finding that there are several
serious drawbacks to altering at this early age,
including increased risk of epiphyseal fractures in many
breeds, and early onset osteosarcoma at least in the larger
breeds. … This goes beyond the concern of having one's line
showing up in poorly planned pedigrees; it endangers the
health and viability of the breed. … We are supposed to be
responsible breeders; please, AKC, let us be just that!
Gaea Mitchel, DVM
I can’t
believe they are doing this to us. Where is the
integrity of the AKC registration now?
Eva Marie Mitchell, S/T
NO
WAY......can you see early spay and neuter which is
less than encouraged by KOWLEDGEABLE veterinarians and
breeders. Sharon McCadam
The
vast majority of those who use AKC services have no
(Delegate) representation at all as they don’t belong to a dog club
(or) delegates frequently vote as they please and not as a
club might want them to. I know with the club I used to be
in … the delegate was simply whoever could afford to
attend the meetings or lived close enough to do it.
Nancy Holmes
AKC
registration is the only thing that separates the good
breeders from every other registry. Without the value of
this "elitist" registration, why bother with AKC at all???
They are dealing their own death sentence. Joyce Carelli
This
potential policy had so many bad effects, from
destroying the integrity of the stud books to destroying the
efforts of ethical and responsible breeders. Ann H.
Sherman
What is
to prevent the new puppy owner from just printing off a
pedigree from someone’s website and telling the AKC it is
the pedigree they received with their new puppy, but they
did not get any “papers”? When I spoke to someone at the AKC
about this development … I was told if I wanted to prevent
such things from happening I needed to register my
litters, then each of my puppies separately, and then
have the new owners re-register the puppy when it was
sold as “limited”. Can you hear the “cha-ching”? … What a
sad commentary for … those who put such schemes ahead of
the welfare of the very dogs the AKC professes to
protect. Katherine Kasten
I send
my puppies out on spay/neuter contracts and don't provide
their AKC papers until I receive a vet certificate. Buyers
who can now register any dog will cause a lot of damage
to the breeds if there is no longer this type of control
allowed. Deb Withrow
I am
appalled that AKC will override … the breeders explicit
determination that the dog is Placed In A Home Without
Papers, or sold only with Limited Registration … This is
not in the best interests of the purebred dog fancy!
This is not good business practice! Vicki Worthington
This is
an outrageous move by AKC. The Delegates need to get
involved and stop this effort. Sherri Smith
I am not
surprised… at the actions of the AKC. This is ONE of the
main reasons for over 15 years now I have refused to
register ANY pup in the litter I was not keeping for myself
or going into a show home. Pet buyers know when they call
me … a few fuss about it but… I would not sell a puppy to
anyway. Maybe its time for the breeders of America to
get together and start our own registration process.
Anything has to be better than what the AKC offers.
Linda Kendall Smith
If a breeder sells a puppy with no papers or limited
registration, there is a reason for it and AKC should
not thwart these efforts… If someone wants a puppy that is
fully registered, they should buy one that is sold that
way—not circumvent the system. Marlette Love-Goodnight
Registering dogs sold as non-breeding stock? Without
permission of the breeder? Is there a better way to wholly
devalue AKC Registration? I can't think of one. What a
slap in the face to conscientious breeders! Jeri
Jennings
What’s
the point… (it) makes the limited registration worthless,
unless all the puppies are altered before they ever leave
the breeder. This is a big mistake for AKC who is
supposed to be a leader. This is more like something APRI
or ACA would do ... Kristal Couch
If I sell a puppy under limited registration it is because the
dog is not a good representative of the breed. Undescended
testicles, over sized, under sized, genetic health issues. …
If you allow anyone who didn't get papers or who got limited
registration papers with their pup to have full registration
they will damage the breed by raising puppies who will bring
diseases and problems to the breed that reputable breeders
have been working for years to get rid of. There are laws
cropping up all over the United States to control the
overpopulation … you are only going to contribute to
the problem. Allowing an ILP would be fine … but
allowing anyone who claims to have a purebred dog the
papers they say they have coming is only going to cause a
disaster in this country. … How to prove that they have
the dog that they say they have? This sounds like a
place you don't really want to go. Marie Rodgers
This simply sounds like a way for the AKC to generate funds
… on the other hand, I don’t know a reputable breeder who
sells any of their pups without a written contract, which
among other stipulations also states ownership of the pup
cannot be transferred without the written consent of the
breeder, which according to this article is the key
safeguard against this “service”. Debbie Sutor
This
is a huge mistake on the part of the AKC. Responsible
breeders devote a lifetime of hard work and heart aches
to protect their breed of choice and this rule change could
destroy that lifetime of hard work. This cannot be allowed
to happen. Judy Simmons
…
the breeder's hard work is now diluted and the novice puppy
buyer is not able to distinguish well-bred dogs and "the
puppy mill" puppies, yes, I said puppy mill which
this will become. A breeder would like to look up to the
AKC as an honest registration organization, but now, it is
feeling less than honest. How about finding other ways to
increase income, or tighten your belts like the rest
of us have had to do!! Patricia A. Collier
If
bypassing the responsible breeders' original intentions is
what AKC intends with this new ruling - count me out,
out, all the way out!! - you will find more and more AKC
breeders seceding to other registries - one where we
have a voice and rules are not voted upon by the staff.
Pam Williams
…
AKC is undermining their own reason for being…
tabling the idea to register spayed/neutered mixed breeds
for competitive sports. What's the difference? Ah, yes.
(This) will provide unlimited dollars into the AKC piggy
bank depending on how fast those puppies can be pumped out
and registered by newly papered parents, while the tabled
idea would only have allowed the limited registration of an
occasional pup … mandatory neutering/spaying, thereby
knocking off future monies from further breedings. These
board members are out of touch with the very dog
fanciers who give AKC a good name… Without reputation, what
is the reason for an AKC to exist? Helen Verte
I think
this is a stupid thing the AKC is doing to purebred dogs. I
think all AKC dog events should be boycotted …
Unfortunately, this would affect the clubs putting these
events on. But something must be done to show AKC
that breeders who strive for excellent representatives of
their breed which are healthy won't tolerate this BS.
Lola Leland
How can
I continue to stand 100% behind my lines if I cannot
guarantee control over which puppies are allowed to carry on
these lines? It would only take one unscrupulous owner
to have my line produce puppies that do not meet the strict
health, screening, temperament and breeding standards that I
have spent decades in establishing. If dogs that
responsible breeders deem to be "pet quality" are allowed
breeding privileges it will undermine the integrity that we
have spent years and small fortunes building. I urge the
AKC to reconsider the ramifications of this registration
service toward those who are fighting the hardest to
maintain the integrity of the purebred dog. I am not
writing this because I am against the AKC....far from it, as
I am also an AKC Obedience and Rally judge. Catherine
Peters.
… let's
fight this .. It undermines the efforts of ethical
breeders. Laurie S. Coger, DVM, CVCP
I sell
all pet puppies on spay/neuter and LIMITED registration. If
they are allowed to change the limited registration people
will also probably not spay and neuter! On the other
hand I guess I will no longer be giving my buyers AKC PAPERS
because of this AND the fact that they can change the
name on the papers! Only the puppy I keep will be
registered with AKC. Heidi Brauch
As someone standing outside the issue completely, I thought a
registered dog with AKC papers was a big deal. Then I met a
woman who purchased a toy poodle and had a difficult time
getting the papers. When I stopped by her house a year
later, a big dog jumped on me so hard it knocked the breath
out of me. I did not think that was a toy poodle, in fact,
I could not have identified his breed, yet she had AKC
papers that proved that he was a toy poodle. I guess for the
money, your dog can be any breed that you wish him to
be. The whole situation has got to be offensive to anyone
who breeds purebreds. Nel Liquorman
This is ridiculous!!!! I might as well stop registering my
puppies at all and just sell them without a contract to the
person with the most money~!!! I've been doing this for
over 10 years "the right way” but this is a slap in the
face … I’m getting out of breeding … because of this
kind of crap. Feel free to forward this email to AKC or
anyone else. I'm FED UP!!! Amy Loy
This is an outrage! This makes them no better than the
bogus registries out there. Lorie, Sandragon Mastiffs
AKC registration is absolutely worthless, in my opinion.
This new rule proves that AKC is all about money and could
care less about breed integrity or animal welfare. If I were
queen for the day, I would abolish the AKC and put
certification/pedigree into the hands of the breed clubs…
Shame on the AKC! The fact that they made these changes
secretly and then refuse to speak up when challenged just
goes to show their poor character. I suppose they thought
the changes would go unnoticed. Laura Beck