how do you know if your puppy is pure breed?

Question

i bought my pug 3 months ago at a pet shop and he was born 2/2/2007. how od i know if he is a pure breed. the women gave me the papers and the birth certificate so...

Answer 1

You may never know. Does it really matter? Would you love him less if he is not?

Answer 2

You really can't know. MANY dogs sold at pet shops are not purebred as they come from puppy mills. The AKC registration doesn't mean much as AKC does not have a clue what the dogs looked like or if the registration applications for litters are even accurate. There are litters/registrations revoked every single month listed in the back of the AKC Gazette from people who have been caught. You can look at the number of litter registrations revoked at www.akc.org in the minutes reports/Secretarys pages.
When someone buys a supposed purebred and it grows up to look nothing like the breed, sometimes these owners get ticked enough to report these breeders and the dogs are proved not to be purebred through DNA testing. When that happens the breeders are suspended from AKC and not allowed to use the registry and are fined. Then these shady breeders just move on to use the infamous CKC (Continnental Kennel Club) registry which will register a mutt but the unsuspecting buyers are not aware it's a bogus useless and meaningless registry.
The best way to ensure you are getting what you think your are getting is to not ever buy from a pet shop. Seek out reputable breeders who show their dogs in AKC conformation events.
Think about all the ones who are never caught. All the ones that slip through the cracks and are bred as purebreds when they aren't. Sadly it happens all the time.

Answer 3

You will have received papers documenting the parent's AKC registration and a "family history", a bloodline going back at least 4 generations. You will also have received a form to complete and submit to the AKC for registering your puppy.

Enjoy your puppy and congratulations but, please remember that your puppy more than likely came from a puppy mill and so, while it is not my intention to alarm you or unduly scare you, you should keep a close eye on his health as these puppies are notorious for having birth defects.

Of course, your little guy could be the spitting image of perfection and never have any problems at all so enjoy the heck out of him and don't worry about the papers. Unless you were planning on showing him or breeding him (which would be the very worst thing you could ever do with a dog from a puppy mill) there is no need for papers.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Papers and birth certificate. Also known as the dog's pedigree or AKC registration...both the parents and the litter must have been registered.
You will still need to pay a fee to register the dog but it's probably best to just get him neutered. Most animals from pet stores are initially from puppy mills and not good examples of the breed; their genes should not be perpetuated. No point in registering a dog you don't plan to breed. No point in breeding if you don't have a quality specimen and know what you are doing.
Also many dogs from puppymills and pet stores have been discovered to have counterfeit papers.
He will be healthier and you'll both be happier if you neuter.

Answer 5

If the papers are from AKC he'd better be purebred or that breeder is in trouble up to his eyebrows from AKC. UKC is almost as good. Unfortunatally the other registries are a tad lax worrying about such minor details as if a dog is what he is presented as so the only way to tell would be find a pug judge or breeder for an opinion if he looks purebred.
PS your vet is NOT the best source for this info - he knows medicine didn't spend much learning time on breed niceties.

Answer 6

If you have papers (AKC papers) and a birth certificate, then you know your dog is pure bred. However, since you bought your dog from a pet shop (BIG no no by the way), then you need to be very wary. You never know where these poor dogs come from. Check with the AKC to make sure the papers aren't fake.

Answer 7

If you bought it from a pet store, it came from one of 3 possible places:

1. Commercial Breeder: pumps out as many puppies as fast as possible. High volumn / low quality.

2. Puppymill : dogs used for breeding from the time they are old enough to produce. females producing 2 litters a year. no health testing, mixing breeds....filthy environments, dogs locked in cages all their lives.

3. Back Yard Breeder: Breed for the purpose of making a profit only, with no regard to their dog's health or the health and well being of the pups they are producing. They sell a few through the newspaper and when they feel like they're going to get "STUCK" with one or a few, they start calling the pet stores.

NO REPUTABLE/ RESPONSIBLE BREEDER WOULD EVER SELL PUPS TO A PETSTORE !!!

Answer 8

Look at your dogs papers, if both of its parents are pure pugs, then your dog is probably pure breed.

Answer 9

Papers do not "prove" that a dog is purebred. Someone can register a litter of pups out of 2 mutts, using the registration papers of purebred dogs that they owned but have died. If your dog looks purebred or not, love it and cherish it.

Answer 10

that's how you know.