21/07/2020
The difference between ANKC and other registries
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Thought i would write a piece on Registered Breeders.
These days we have many sellers call themselves "Registered Breeders" but the name Registered can mean many things.
Example:
*Council Registration
*State Animal Registration: Source number, Bin Number
*Registries that are commercially run- like AAPDB, MDBA, RPBA,
*Breed Registries like ABCA for breeds that don't quite fit into being recognized as pure breed pedigree ....
Lots of abbreviated names and any wonder buyers get confused.
None of above are world wide recognized Pedigree Dog Breeding Organisations. They are simply a name, a membership. Admittedly MDBA has got some code of ethics, most are just pay a fee and join to get a number. You can breed any dog on these registries, cross pure, and poor examples of the breed, nothing stopping them.
Australian National Kennel Council Ltd, the administrative body for pure breed canine affairs in Australia. Affiliated branches are Dogs Vic, Dogs Qld, Dogs NSW etc.
They have strict guidelines and regulations to assure your puppies are indeed Pure Breed with 3 generation pedigree to show your puppies linage. They have breed standards and run shows to show that dogs conforming to best of the breed.
While papers to some mean nothing, they are there to assure temperament and breed standard of your puppy is maintained, pure breed dogs are more predictable than cross breeds in health and also temperament.
ANKC Breeders uphold to the new puppy farming laws and we also have guarantees against testable conditions (DNA). Code of ethics about what ANKC breeders can and can't breed, with age restrictions, amount of litters whelped and that list is rather extensive so i won't list it all.
What you might not know is that we also have on site inspections of our properties and how our dogs are raised and that all our paperwork is managed correctly.
Not to mention we can't just sign up over night and become a breeder, we have a exam to test our knowledge on all aspects of breeding etc and must get a 80% pass rate. Also got to be a member for 12 months, so it's not like other registries.
ANKC also don't go around charging $8,000 for a cross breed mutt, just because they are popular.
It takes a lot of money creating pure breed dogs to a high standard, hiring studs, reproduction and doing their best to create the best example of the breed, not just throw two dogs together to create designer dogs.
So when you see the word "Registered Breeder" query are they ANKC registered?
