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pomlover · Jan 18, 2005

I guess I will be admitting that I don't know a whole lot about dogs. Sorry!! Anyway, we are looking at another Pom as a friend for Lacie and the guy we are thinking about buying him from said he is reg. with APR. He said he still had this little guy becuase the other lady didn't want him because he wasn't reg. with AKC. OK, here is my stupid question...........what is the real difference in the two? I have NO idea. Lacie is reg. with the AKC but this little guy is APR. We won't be breading them. He will be neutered when he gets old enough. He is 3 months old and weighs approx. 3 lbs. Any informatin you could provide me with would be greatly appreciated. Sorry to be so dumb. :?

puttin510 · Jan 20, 2005

AKC is supposed to help get you a better dog, But that is not always they case. I think the pom will be fine. Wish I could tell you more, but I really don't delve into that subject much. AKC is better than CKC , CKC is much easier to get a dog into. Their standards are not as high. But you can find a great pet dog thats not registered. They are everywhere. I'm not even certain what APR is.

WinniPoo · Jan 20, 2005

Not an expert either, but did a little google search and found APR means American Puppy Registry and not recognized by the AKC. This being said and you don't plan on your puppy being anything but a pet, don't get suckered into paying more money for a registration that really means nothing. This is only my opinion!!

Aqueous · Jan 20, 2005

APR could be the American Purebred Registry.
Here's what they have on their site about registration:

American Purebred Registry has been in the business of registering purebred, full-blooded dogs and cats since 1979. These animals through no fault of their own have lost their registration privileges. Some of the reasons this has happened are:

-The owner bought a puppy, the seller had not registered the pups.
-The owner lost contact with the seller before the papers were delivered.
-Sellers dog was purebred, but papers were lost, even though the dog was bred to a registered dog, the pups could not be registered.
-The owner sent the registration in too late and it was canceled.
-Original papers were lost and the owner had no idea how to order a duplicate copy or the information to order it with.

There are many variations to the dog or cat owners story about why their pet does not have registration papers. Lost registrations could have been several generations back.

American Purebred Registry was created years ago to help overcome problems with lost registration papers whatever the reason. We start a pedigree file with the information the owner sends us. We do not have access to information from other kennel clubs, societies, registries or agencies. All the information must be provided by the owner of the dog or cat. Once an application is received and accepted by our office, all offspring of that animal are subject to registration by us, provided the animal was bred to a registered animal of the same breed. A photocopy of the registration of any animal not registered by us is required for the offspring to be registered. APR does not register crossbreeds.

When an application is received by our office and accepted, we issue a registration certificate. From that moment on the animal is considered a registered animal. On the application the owner has certified that the dog or cat is a purebred representative of the breed. We take his word for it. All the registration agencies in the United States are based on the honor system.

We don’t sponsor dog shows, field trials or competition of any kind. We do keep a record of points and wins if the owner sends in the information from a show secretary. Basically, we are a permanent pedigree record keeping service and provide Certificates of Registration with our organization. We have registered thousands of dogs and cats in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico and overseas, just to name a few.
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