My breeder screwed up my papers!!! help..!?

Question

Okay, I have a male boxer who is now about 15 months old. I bought him from a breeder without knowing too much about the breed in general, but it was love at 1st sight! Anyways, I payed $600 for him-AKC registered w/ papers. Last November I got a letter in the mail from the AKC stating that Rocky's(my dog) papers may be cancelled due to some kind of error in the DNA test they had recently done on a dog in his lineage. I called my breeder a few weeks later and she said she had no idea what I was talking about. I just recieved another letter stating that his papers are in fact cancelled because the breeder would not cooperate w/ the AKC, basically the AKC told me when I called them that most likely she used a different sire than what was on the papers, therefore my dogs(and his litter mates) papers are cancelled. My questions is--what can I do about this?!?! What would you do??

Answer 1

There is nothing you can do about this. It is basicly up to the breeder.She would need to do DNA tests on all males the mother was exposed to, on the mother and also you would need to submit DNA on you puppy and so would the owners of other puppies in the litter.All DNA samples would need to be submited to AKC...if the parentage could be determined from the samples submitted and if the parents were both registered and if the breeder produces all of the paperwork that breeders are suppose to keep on every dog they own, sell, adopt, breed etc and if the breeder will cooperate with AKC and remains in good standing with AKC it is possible to get correct papers reissued..but don't hold your breath..it sounds like you are dealing with an irresponsible breeder.

Answer 2

Unfortunately you can do nothing! You were the victim of a scam by the breeder and she got caught. She put an old AKC number from another dog who was registered with AKC on the litter information and processed it through AKC. It's an old and dirty trick some breeders did when they already knew that one of the parents was not AKC registered.

I'm very sorry this happeneed to you but as far as I know there is nothing you can do.
Perhaps taking her to small claims court to try to get some of your money back or something like that may be your only solution.

Answer 3

I'm guessing you went with a backyard or novist breeder.

If this is the case, assuming they did in fact misrepresent which dog sired the litter your pup came from, and the AKC has now cancelled the paperwork, you should ask for a refund from the breeder (good luck), and please don't breed your dog. You'll never be able to show/compete in traditional purebred competitions, or anything AKC, which is generally what increases the value of subsequent puppies. Hips and joints, etc. cannot be certified and you would not be able to make any promises to buyers.

The good news is you love your dog (at first sight) and you now have a wonderful companion.

Should you want to take this futher, I would forward copies of whatever information you have about your dog's parents and breeding to the "alleged" stud dog owner. I'm sure he/she would be interested to know someone out there is using their dog's reputation to sell puppies.

Answer 4

You cannot correct this, only the breeder can through paying to DNA all her males and the puppies from this litter and fixing it. I would call the breeder and try and stay calm and discuss this. As it stands your dog cannot be shown in conformation nor can he be bred as he will not get AKC papers. If you neuter him though you could get an ILP number and compete in obedience, rally, and agility with him. If you decided to do this and keep him for your pet I would probably ask the breeder to refund half the price of the dog since you did not get what you paid for. Your other option is to simply take the dog back to the breeder if you don't want an unregistered dog as something tells me you may never see any restitution from this breeder.

Answer 5

I had this almost happen to me with my golden. However, I was lucky enough that the breeder did cooperate and everything is fine now. I guess the first thing is were you going to use him as a stud or for show. If not is it really worth the hassle. The only thing I think you can do is to sue the person that is in the wrong for this whole mess. But if you don't need the paperwork for any reason then just enjoy him and love and know that alone was worth the $600 you spent.

Answer 6

I'm afraid there's not a lot you can do, since I doubt you want to give up your dog after all this time. You have been defrauded by your dog's breeder.

You may wish to report her to the ABC (American Boxer Club), but I doubt that she is a member so there's not much they can do except keep her on file for future reference.

Probably someone had doubts about the ancestry of another pup from the litter and requested a DNA test.

Answer 7

It's quite possible that your breeder did falsify the papers, and that your dog is not purebred. Only your breeder can fight that with the AKC.
If you feel that the breeder misrepresented you and the other folks who purchased the puppies, you should all get together and file suit in small claims court.
Good luck.

Answer 8

I'd have to kick myself for making an emotionally not intelligently based decision. You are out of luck, you found yourself at the mercy of an inexperienced and or irresponsible breeder. Really though unless you were planning on showing or breeding the dog, who cares? Papers-shmapers, as long as your dog is healthy and you love him let it be water under the bridge. Remember for the future do your homework on a breeder (make sure they are established and respected) before falling in love.

Answer 9

$600 is very inexpensive to pay for a pure bred Boxer. You have every right to be angry with this breeder(back yard breeder from the sound of it). You can take it to court but the court cost will be more than $600 . You may have to surrender your pup back to the breeder if you sue for your money back. Have your pup neutered and love him for who he is. Also DO NOT recommend this "breeder" to anyone.

Answer 10

Unfortunately there is probably not much you can do, aside from suing the breeder. If you cant prove genetically that your dog came from the two parents stated, or another registered dog, you cant have him registered.