Post by RealPitBull on Feb 6, 2009 14:23:34 GMT -5
From Realpitbull.com:
Q) I don't have papers on my dog, how can I get them?
A) If your dog is a rescue/adoptee, or came from an unscrupulous breeder that a) didn't register the litter, or b) never gave you papers, you *do* have registration options within the three major registeries: The United Kennel Club (UKC) offers Limited Privilege Papers (LPP) for American Pit Bull Terriers. From their website, "[LPPs are] for purebred dogs of unknown pedigree and for mixed bred dogs. Dogs may enter obedience and agility. Purebred dogs of the Gun Dog Group may also enter Hunting Retriever events. Dogs must be spayed or neutered." If you have a litter of pups from unregistered parents, you cannot register the litter. LLP papers are issued singularly only. For more information, please see the UKC website: www.ukcdogs.com/rg/r-1.shtml
The American Dog Breeders Association (ADBA) has a program called Limited Performance Privileges (LPP). This program allows dogs to be registered to enable them to compete in ADBA performance events. As with the UKC LPP, dogs must first be spayed/neutered. You may visit the ADBA website to obtain more information on this program: adba.cc/p_pdetails.asp?fpid=59
The American Kennel Club (AKC) offers what is termed PAL/ILP, or Purebred Alternative Listing/Indefinate Listing Privileges. These papers allow you to enter certain AKC-sponsored events such as obedience and agility. Your dog must be neutered to be considered. AKC does not recognize a breed called American Pit Bull Terrier, but does recognize American Staffordshire Terriers (AmStaffs). Any "pit bull" registered with the AKC would be referred to as an AmStaff. Please see AKC's website for more information: www.akc.org/reg/ilpex.cfm
For most people, the driving force behind pursuing papers such as those described above is the desire to compete in UKC, ADBA, or AKC sponsored performance events. Such papers do not increase the value of your dog, nor do they prove he is purebred.
Q) I don't have papers on my dog, how can I get them?
A) If your dog is a rescue/adoptee, or came from an unscrupulous breeder that a) didn't register the litter, or b) never gave you papers, you *do* have registration options within the three major registeries: The United Kennel Club (UKC) offers Limited Privilege Papers (LPP) for American Pit Bull Terriers. From their website, "[LPPs are] for purebred dogs of unknown pedigree and for mixed bred dogs. Dogs may enter obedience and agility. Purebred dogs of the Gun Dog Group may also enter Hunting Retriever events. Dogs must be spayed or neutered." If you have a litter of pups from unregistered parents, you cannot register the litter. LLP papers are issued singularly only. For more information, please see the UKC website: www.ukcdogs.com/rg/r-1.shtml
The American Dog Breeders Association (ADBA) has a program called Limited Performance Privileges (LPP). This program allows dogs to be registered to enable them to compete in ADBA performance events. As with the UKC LPP, dogs must first be spayed/neutered. You may visit the ADBA website to obtain more information on this program: adba.cc/p_pdetails.asp?fpid=59
The American Kennel Club (AKC) offers what is termed PAL/ILP, or Purebred Alternative Listing/Indefinate Listing Privileges. These papers allow you to enter certain AKC-sponsored events such as obedience and agility. Your dog must be neutered to be considered. AKC does not recognize a breed called American Pit Bull Terrier, but does recognize American Staffordshire Terriers (AmStaffs). Any "pit bull" registered with the AKC would be referred to as an AmStaff. Please see AKC's website for more information: www.akc.org/reg/ilpex.cfm
For most people, the driving force behind pursuing papers such as those described above is the desire to compete in UKC, ADBA, or AKC sponsored performance events. Such papers do not increase the value of your dog, nor do they prove he is purebred.