Not necessarily. The Missouri Pet Breeders Association (aka puppy millers inc.) boycotted AKC when they instituted the FUS program. Obviously the registration of their puppies was not as important as the cheap mass production of them. They just turned to alternate registries. You have to keep in mind that their primary goal is the bottom dollar and the only way they make their money is by breeding. These brokers want you to sell them a well bred pup with "champions in the pedigree", they could care less if you tell them there is a spay/neuter contract and the pup is being sold on limited. Bottom line is they get to buy your puppy "intact" and then they will go and register it with APR (all breed pet registry) UKCI (united kennel club international) WKC (world wide kennel club) CKC (continental kennel club) etc.
Tell the buyer the pup will be altered before going home with them and then watch how fast they run if they have a hidden agenda. Show cat breeders have been doing early spay/neuter for a long time. I remember when I was looking for my Devon Rex, I called everyone in the country and in Canada trying to find an odd-eyed white male kitten. When I finally found someone who had one I told her this and the first thing she said was, "All my pet kittens are altered before they leave." I said good that's one less thing I have to do. Had my intention been to find a Devon to breed I'd have gone elsewhere. Terrie:) Cavatibs wrote: > There's an easy solution -- tell the prospective buyer that the dog will be > sold on irrevocable restricted pedigrees and see how fast their story changes > or how fast they retreat!! > Anne > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
