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All puppies are sold on a
limited AKC Registration,
unless other arrangements have been made.
Limited AKC Registration is explained
below. Please read carefully. Note, you can remove the limited registration
once the dog meets our requirements outlined in the contract.
Limited Registration
Limited Registration means that the dog
is registered but no litters produced by that dog are eligible for registration.
Chapter 3, Section 4A of the AKC's Rules
Applying to Registration and Discipline states the following: "Limited Registration
may be requested for a dog when application for individual registration of the dog
is submitted, provided the application, together with a request for such limitation,
is filed by the owner(s) of the litter at birth.
No offspring of a dog for which Limited
Registration has been granted is eligible for registration. Each registration certificate
for such dog shall carry notice of the limitation, and the limitation shall continue,
regardless of any change of ownership, unless and until the owner(s) of the litter
at birth shall apply to AKC for removal of the limitation."
A dog registered with an AKC Limited Registration
shall be ineligible to be entered in a breed competition in a licensed or member
dog show. It is eligible, however, to be entered in any other licensed or member
event. These events include: Obedience, Tracking, Field Trials, Hunting Tests, Herding,
Lure Coursing, Agility and Earth dog.
Limited Registration is determined by
the litter owner(s). The litter owner(s) check the Limited box on the AKC Dog Registration
Application.
Limited Registration certificates are
white with an orange border; the Full Registration certificate is white with a purple
border.
Limited Registration can be changed to Full Registration
only by the litter owner(s). The litter owner(s) will need to obtain the Application
to Revoke Limited Status. That form will then need to be completed and sent to our
Raleigh address with the processing fee. After processing, we will send a Full Registration
certificate to the dog's owner.
Limited Registration helps breeders protect their
breeding programs. If breeders do not want puppies used for breeding purposes, they
can request the Limited Registration option for those puppies.
The American Kennel Club does not license
or endorse anyone engaged in the commerce of selling purebred dogs and, therefore,
has no control over the business practices of those involved in such transactions.
Membership in the American Kennel Club is comprised of independent dog clubs located
throughout the United States. No individual persons are members of the AKC.
The AKC will not become involved in disputes
concerning 'full' or 'limited' registration of a dog. These disputes must be resolved
by the parties involved in the sale of the dog. The only exception to this is in
cases where there is a contract, signed by all parties involved and made at the
time of the dog sale, that stipulates the registration status. In those cases, AKC
will initiate an inquiry on the matter.
Copied from American Kennel
Club Web Site 2006
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