When I tell people my Boxers are ACA registered they always say, "Oh," and stick thier noses up in the air. I just happened to fall in love with a Boxer whose father is AKC show dog and his mother was ACA beloved pet. I do all the health screening, pedigree research and everything that AKC does, just with ACA papers. And I have bred my Boxers to produce Boxers that fit the AKC and ABC standards of the breed. I know my dog will never be Best in Show, but I love him more than any other dog I have ever had. He is what the breed is supposed to be.
2007-06-01 10:01:16 · 8 answers · asked by Hemmy 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Because they know that ACA is not a real registry. If your dogs were any good they'd be registered with AKC.
2007-06-01 10:12:27 · answer #1 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If you know what to look for in pedigree and health testing, then it doesn't matter what registry, if any at all, your dog is. Despite its press, AKC is NOT the only game in town. However many of these registries allow breeders to set up sophisticated looking lies. I learned this the hard way when I got a puppy from a a breeder who only registered with CKC. She had legitimate sounding reasons for doing so, her health information seemed to check out, and I'd known her for a long time. I'd had my puppy for some six months when I discovered that she'd forged the pedigree for her *****, and therefore my dog's pedigree is completely unknown. I've seen this enough times since then to recognize that it is a call for suspicion when a breeder of an AKC dog chooses to go with a straight all-breed registry service instead of sticking with AKC.
Even if your breeder is not pulling an scam, I'd still want to know why the ***** wasn't AKC-registrable. And if you know the answer to that and you're truly satisfied that you have solid health and pedigree information on your dogs, then it's all that matters. Registry says nothing about the genetic quality of a dog. I'd reverse the question -- what do you get out of registering your dogs at all? Other than allowing you to say your dogs are "registered", what exactly does ACA do for you that makes it worth forking money over to them? And again, if you have an actual solid answer for that, then you're way ahead of the game.
2007-06-01 22:54:26 · answer #2 · answered by FairlyErica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know anything about ACA but so many 'registries' have popped up to provide 'papers' for any dog regardless of pedigree that people are becoming very leery of anything except AKC. AKC does not make the dogs a model of their breed. Anyone can breed two AKC dogs and create bad puppies. Certainly dogs that do not have proof of AKC registry can be well bred and well conformed dogs but not being able to prove this in the ring means it's harder to show that your dogs are worthy of being reproduced.
2007-06-01 17:16:12 · answer #3 · answered by SC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ACA is NOT a legit registry.It is a scam registry..it is bogus, worthless...not worth the money or the paper it is written on.
Also no ethical or responsible breeder would breed an AKC "show" dog to an ACA dog. Responsible breeders take pride in their dogs and will only breed to those dogs registered with a legit registry.
2007-06-01 17:12:41 · answer #4 · answered by Great Dane Lover 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
That's because ACA isn't a "registry", it's a "scam".
That you were dumb enough to pay to register your dogs with the ACA and think that it MEANS something is your own fault.
"A canine registered with another association/club may be bred with an ACA Registered Canine. The American Canine Association, Inc. will recognize and register the litter."
Translated - we don't care what the parents are, or what other registry they come from. We just want your money.
The "health form" is a joke, and the idea of "comprehensive genetic health tracking" is even moreso. Especially considering the above attitude of "we don't care who the parents are, we just want your money."
That their Veterinary Referral List includes 16 vets in Missouri (a known puppy mill state), as opposed to 2 in Wisconsin (which is comparable in size and population), or 6 in the entire state of Texas, should also be a clue as to who uses this "registry".
2007-06-01 17:32:50 · answer #5 · answered by Nandina (Bunny Slipper Goddess) 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Not everyone knows about the American Canine Association (ACA). All the press is about the AKC...
Just ignore everyone and continue loving your baby,,,
2007-06-01 17:05:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
What is ACA? Never heard of it
2007-06-01 17:05:12 · answer #7 · answered by **Me** 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
nice picture!
good luck!
2007-06-01 17:06:31 · answer #8 · answered by roshanap 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋