How to register your Pure bred dog
by: April Escaner, RN
"To be a responsible dog owner, to breed right is to start everything right",
- Mr. Henry Babiera, owner of Lombija Wildlife Center and breeding center, AKCUPI Chairman of the board of International Affairs, and Dog enthusiast extraordiare
Registering with a reputable kennel club is a very vital element when you want to take care of a purebred pet, most especially a dog.
The registration certificate or the dog's pedigree certificate is like your pets birth certificate, his family record and your ownership record packed into one.
The record shows the pets name, his or her birthday, a registered serial number, the name of the breeder and the owner and the address of the owner.
It also shows all of the dogs family tree, from the bloodline of his Sire, his father, to the descendants of his dam, or his mother. It also shows the merits of the dog or the awards and achievements given to his family. This is shown by the Red and green marks shown on the pedigree certificate if ever the dog has acquired any merits from dog shows and events.
To register your pet, you must apply for a kennel name and be a member of a kennel club. At our affiliated club, the fee is only P130 pesos, P40 pesos for your membership I.D. card. A very small price to pay with lots of benefits. The papers will then be mailed to you or you can pick it up as soon as it is available. You do not have to pay any unreasonable amount or any other penalty fees at the AKCUPI.
In cases of transferring your dogs name to yours, you must bring your pets papers to a kennel club and pay the appropriate fee, for transfer of ownership, in cases of those who have bought dogs from other breeders.
Take note that only purebred dogs can be registered.
And keep in mind that acquiring papers from illegal sources is a way towards irresponsible dog ownership, not only are you kidding and lying to yourself, you will also inflict and destroy the bloodline of the dogs you will breed your dog with.
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Recent Dog Article: Posted, February 22, 2009
Source: American Kennel Club
General Appearance
The Labrador Retriever is a strongly built, medium-sized, short-coupled, dog possessing a sound, athletic, well-balanced conformation that enables it to function as a retrieving gun dog.
Size, Proportion and Substance
Size--The height at the withers for a dog is 22½ to 24½ inches; for a bitch is 21½ to 23½ inches. Any variance greater than ½ inch above or below these heights is a disqualification. Approximate weight of dogs and bitches in working condition: dogs 65 to 80 pounds; bitches 55 to 70 pounds.
The minimum height ranges set forth in the paragraph above shall not apply to dogs or bitches under twelve months of age.
Head
Skull--The skull should be wide; well developed but without exaggeration. The skull and foreface should be on parallel planes and of approximately equal length. There should be a moderate stop--the brow slightly pronounced so that the skull is not absolutely in a straight line with the nose.
