Getting papers for my pug?

The owner of the parents.

The owner of any dog registered with the AKC can get a copy of the registration papers at any point in time. There's a fee involved and you have to prove you are who you are for the obvious reason.

The process for puppies is a simple one.

The owner of the female applies for and gets a litter registration kit. That kit requires all of the information for both the male and the female. It also REQUIRES the signature of the owner of the male that was used for the breeding.

After all of that happens, you get registration papers for the number of puppies you got. So if you got eight puppies, you get registrations for eight puppies. No more.

The breeder can then sell the pups under a full registration (meaning that the owner of the puppy can eventually breed their dog), or a limited registration (meaning that the owner of the puppy can NOT register any puppies that their dog might produce).

All of this is pretty controlled so that someone else can't get the papers on someone else's dog.

Long story short. If the breeder can't get you registration papers on your dog, you're out of luck. They should have gotten papers on the pups soon after they were born. If they bred this litter over a year ago and still haven't gotten any papers on the pups, I'm not hopeful. If she "lost" the papers on the pups, she can still get them.

HOPEFULLY you have a contract. If not, HOPEFULLY you still have a copy of the ad, or whatever.

If you don't have either, I'd contact a lawyer (probably would cost you $50 to $100) and have them send the breeder a letter stating that they had committed fraud and you were going after them.

That's a classic lie/excuse told by people breeding unregistered dogs.

If the parents really did have papers, she just has to know what their registered names are, or she can call AKC and have them research the names and numbers of dogs ownerd by her (probably for a fee). Then she would have to register the litter, then your dog could be registered.

If your dog looks like a purebred Pug, why would anyone think she is a mutt?

First of all, the woman you got them from is a backyard breeder. She "lost" the papers? Sure. If that was true, the AKC would have been able to give her new ones.

There's absolutely no need to get papers for a dog unless you are planning to show (which wouldn't be recommended for you, because backyard bred dogs are pet quality, not show quality).

If she looks purebred, I'm sure no one would just assume she's a mix. Either way, why would that matter? There's nothing wrong with mixed breed dogs.

All dogs are "finished blooded" or they does not be alive. You recommend PUREBRED. you won't be in a position to get a dogs registered with any genuine registry if the mum and dad do no longer the two have papers. era. you bought from an irresponsible breeder (NO to blame breeder will breed a dogs without papers) and now you're caught with a dogs that isn't be purebred. Your vet does not understand what he's speaking approximately - vets are no longer experienced to discover breeds and that they are in a position to and DO make errors. it is why no respected registry will sign in a dogs OR provide them papers based on the be attentive to a vet.

Sorry, no papers, no registration. The breeder would have to contact AKC with the information and get the litter re-registered in order to get you papers. You cannot do it.

Papers do not equal quality. And what makes you think your dog will be "branded a mutt"? I don't know anyone who carries their AKC registration papers around with them to "prove" their dog's breed. My German Shepherd does not have papers, but anyone can see she is a purebred GSD. Who cares what some random idiot may think of your dog anyway?

you cannot

the breeder registers the litter, then gives the registration form the new puppy owner. If you did not recieve paperwork at the time of purchase, then you cannot get AKC registration.

The only thing you can do, is get the dog spayed/neutered, and apply for AKC's ILP/PAL registration..

http://www.akc.org/reg/ilpex.cfm

Only the breeder can register the puppies; you should be able to check if you have the parent's registered names and DOB if the litter was registered. You will not though be able to get the papers unless the breeder gets copies and sends them to you.

unless the people who bred the parents registered the litter, you wont be able to get papers on the dog.

Why do you care what people think?

and since when did the term "mutt" get so nasty? I call my dog that all the time..

So she lost the papers big deal. The AKC will reissue them. There never were any papers so your dog can't be registered.