I just purchased an APRI shiba puppy. She's registered with America's Pet Registry, Inc. Both of her parents come from a champion bloodlines. Can I get her registered with AKC. What's a difference between the 2? Is AKC more reputable?
You don't know how much I wish this were true! But unforunately Missouri, where Elsa was rescued from a puppy mill...and would have had APRI papers, has passed some laws to protect commercial breeders. The State Senator in the South West part of the State has pushed this through. The Hunte Corp building is a 100,000 sq ft facility that has "helped" the ecomomy in that part of the state...and they are a mass producing puppy machine. Missouri as with numerous other States look at dog breeding as a cash crop just like cattle, corn.... I mean no offense to Missourians, Missouri is just where Hunte Corp is located. Just search Hunte Corp in your search engine and read about all the garbage they do with pups. And isn't it ironic that most of the APRI shows are in Missouri? Coincidence? Not in my mind. And until APRI is recognized by other countries, they, along with the thousands of other pet and dog registries, are garbage. And unfortunately it is true, that even AKC papers don't mean anything, and they, along with APRI papers, can be manufactured by anyone. That's why it's so important to learn the right way to buy a pup. I don't mean to be so opinionated about APRI, or maybe I do, but either way, I owe it to Elsa.I honestly think they will not be around long.
I really don't want to get into this, however.......I've never heard of ARPI before till now. I have heard of the puppy mill CKC (Continental Kennel Club) which is a notorious puppy mill registry. In fact, I just recently went in a local pet shop and noticed that all the puppies in there were CKC registered! I was in a hurry but one day will act dumb and question what is CKC...when they tell me, I will simply tell them "do you know that is a puppy mill registry?"
if this is allowed, where does responsible breeding take place.....to me, if there is more than one sire to the litter than the registries should be cancelled out.....this, IMHO, is bad breeding.....that bitch should NEVER be exposed to more than one sire at the time of her heat......and i know this has been going on since....well, forever....anyways, but the knowing of the different sires doesn't make it any more right or ethical.....to me it means a breeder that isn't careful of his/her breeding habits.....DNA Profiling may be used to determine the correct sire of a litter before registering that litter, such as in cases where the dam was exposed to more than one male during her season. Additionally, the AKC can register litters with more than one sire. Follow this link for more information about this policy.