Help on registration

[KSV]

A friend of mine got a 3 month old yorkie girl from the first owner ( the first owner only had this yorkie for a weel and decided to give it up as her other pet a Chihuahua was attacking this yorkie.

This friend of mine paid $1000 for this yorkie gal and was told she will mail within a week the AKC reg papers.

But what she got in mail was some Purebreed registry papers. And that first owner is no where to be found.

To cut the long story short. Is there anyway she can register her yorkie with AKC /CKC or some other good club?

Any help is appreciated.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by KSV

A friend of mine got a 3 month old yorkie girl from the first owner ( the first owner only had this yorkie for a weel and decided to give it up as her other pet a Chihuahua was attacking this yorkie.

This friend of mine paid $1000 for this yorkie gal and was told she will mail within a week the AKC reg papers.

But what she got in mail was some Purebreed registry papers. And that first owner is no where to be found.

To cut the long story short. Is there anyway she can register her yorkie with AKC /CKC or some other good club?

Any help is appreciated.

This happens so much, people are told the pet is AKC, but when they try to register the pet, they find out, they were duped. I don't know if your state has any laws protecting consumers from this type of fraud. Was anything in writing saying that the dog was AKC? The AKC is the only legitimate registry in the United States, registering the dog with other registries means nothing. You need no proof of anything to register the dog with other registries, and some will register mixed breeds, and in those cases the "papers" mean nothing. Your friend paid prices of an AKC registered dog, and she essentially got an unregistered dog. I hope she reports the breeder to the proper authorities.

This is a great example of why people should register the dogs that they have been told are AKC, it's only $20.00, and it helps to eliminate those breeders who are lying to the public. We all have to help stop unethical breeders.

[bcrass2]

What proper authorities can you report these breeders to?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by bcrass2

What proper authorities can you report these breeders to?

I think I would start with the AKC, there is nothing that they can do, but might be able to give you a list of the places to contact. Like I said, there must be something in writing, in ad or something like that. Also the state of AZ has laws concerning consumer freud, you could call a few agencies, and they might be able to lead you in the right direction. I hope you take the time to look into, and let us know. This has come up before, to other members, but I've never had the time to come up with good answers. We need to have a sticky about the steps to take.

[bcrass2]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I think I would start with the AKC, there is nothing that they can do, but might be able to give you a list of the places to contact. Like I said, there must be something in writing, in ad or something like that. Also the state of AZ has laws concerning consumer freud, you could call a few agencies, and they might be able to lead you in the right direction. I hope you take the time to look into, and let us know. This has come up before, to other members, but I've never had the time to come up with good answers. We need to have a sticky about the steps to take.

Thanks!! It has happened to me! I was really upset!!! I paid top money for a yorkie with no papers! I love her to death!!! But what can you do???

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by bcrass2

Thanks!! It has happened to me! I was really upset!!! I paid top money for a yorkie with no papers! I love her to death!!! But what can you do???

Here check this out, Arizona Attorney General, Terry Goddard Consumer Protection and Education Agency. There should be someone who will tell you who to report this to. Was there an ad in the paper, or did you get a contract?

[bcrass2]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Here check this out, Arizona Attorney General, Terry Goddard Consumer Protection and Education Agency. There should be someone who will tell you who to report this to. Was there an ad in the paper, or did you get a contract?

I kept the ad and the contract. I will get on it Monday! Thanks