Changing Full AKC reg. to limited? - Page 2

Thanks everyone!

I have gotten some really good suggestions, it can't be changed to limited so she should have went
to her new home spayed.

I always tell people they can enter their dog in various events if limited, you just can't enter in
conformation cause that's for breeding prospects.
That's where checking hips and such come into play.

The man has not bred her, when I spoke with him, I told him I would give him a pup from a future
litter at a reduced price, I explained how it would be easier to get a pup from someone else, rather
than raise a whole litter, also, I asked what he would guarantee someone if their pup didn't turn
out "perfect"

That did get him thinking, it only makes sense, if he loves her so much and wants a pup from her, then
just get a relative!

  Contact AKC about converting papers to limited... but not sure it can be done that direction. You CAN convert from limited to full with all breeders signing approval.. but not sure about the reverse.  Everything hinges on if you got a signed agreement with him that the dog was to be spayed and not bred prior to transfer. If she went to the new owner with papers, or was offered to him as a registered dog you can't change the condition of sale after the fact.

In theory a dog sold on a co-ownership can't be bred, or the pups can't be registered/sold with papers without both owners signing them, but I have had the AKC override that once. The co-owners bred to a non-approved male (he was known to have displasia) but they appealed to AKC that it was  not in writing that they could not breed to that specific male, and my denying registration to the puppies presented a hardship.... and they won.   I could have taken them to court for violation of the contract, but at most I might have been awarded a cash settlement... as the courts couldn't do anything about registration.

A lesson learned about putting serious TEETH into any contract!! 

Only thing you could perhaps do if the papers are still in your full ownership is refuse to register the litter, but as someone else said, sounds like the guy "wants a baby from my doggie"... and won't care if it's registered or not.... sadly... x-raying her, and spaying prior to placing her would have been the best choice... but hindsight's always 20/20...