AKC Allowing owner Renaming of Dogs Now? - Page 1

http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=3458

 I think you all better read this again. 

"The name of a dog registered with The American Kennel Club will be allowed to be changed provided the dog was whelped in the United States and in cases where the breeder(s) first individually registered the dog, their written consent would be required. A dog name containing a Registered Kennel Name cannot be changed without the written consent of the owner(s) of that Registered Kennel Name.

However, no change in the name will be recorded by The American Kennel Club after the dog has produced or sired an AKC registered litter or received an award at an AKC licensed or member event.

Any name change must comply with all AKC requirements."

I don't think it says what you thought it says.

Simple solution to this and the issue of requiring a buyer to use your kennel name or else - register the entire litter yourself. End of problem.........

 Blitzen,

As usual, you give excellent common sense advice and one can avoid all the heartburn......

When I had my last litter AKC told me that I cannot tell the new owner that they must register the puppy with the alphabetic and kennel name which has been in place for so many years by the SV. They also refuse to help a person who has the male or female of a litter to try to locate an owner of the resulting litter unless the result of the breeding happened during the time when you owned the female. That in itself is ridiculous! Especially if you are a breeder and would like to keep the bloodlines pure. I found this out first hand, when I was trying to locate the progeny of the male and female that I had purchased from an importer. I wanted to be able to take another female to one of my dog's sons and could get no cooperation from AKC other than if I will send a general letter to the owner of the progeny and a letter to AKC requesting them to forward it to the new owners. And just how long would it take for them to do something like this? Even the SV will help someone to find dogs.

When I was breeding litters, I always individually registered each puppy.

Sharon, AKC's main concern is staying out of court, they could care less about helping anyone locate an owner of a dog they bred. It may not be legal for them to reveal such information to anyone other than the breeder of record. It is against AKC policy to allow the breeder to dictate to the buyer the name of the dog or the use of the kennel name.  AKC's stand mimics that of most state laws - the dog is the property  of that buyer and he/she is entitled to name it any name he/she chooses.  It's just easier all around to AKC register every puppy yourself and then transfer it to the new owner already named and registered. The buyer can call the dog anything he or she wishes. It's not a big deal to most I know.

Yes, I'd done read that article, too, and found it a bit disturbing. I do not see the logic/reason to allow such. It's like the AKC in this situation is making a potential MESS/problem for breeders.
The AKC has allowed the breeder of a dog a one-time official name change for like $15 for years, providing the dog was still AKC registered in it's breeder's/first owner's name (in other words, that the owner on record on the dog's AKC papers was also the breeder listed on the papers). I checked into all this stuff last year when I had an issue of my own develop.

What if someone FORGES a supposed letter from you, the breeder, to change the name on a dog you produced? The name gets changed into what the owners wants, and you either may or may NOT even know it unless you routinely call the AKC and check on the naming status of your progeny-but by then its too late. And if one DOES do such and put a different kennel name on one of your pups that you did not approve of, THEN what? I guess to court you go-is the AKC gonna force the owners to then change the name BACK in the meanwhile? What a needless MESS is my point. We don't need more reasons to have to go to court.

The AKC has a form now where a breeder can register ALL the pups from a litter at like a $10 per pup fee( skimmed it quick so I'm not sure if that's the price per pup-the form given will tell ya). If your staunch on how you want your pup named, I guess that is a breeder's option to do. http://www.akc.org/pdfs/ALITTO.pdf

Let me repeat myself:

I would like to point out that small scale breeders CANNOT obtain AKC registration of their kennel name if they do not meet the AKC's minimum number of litters, which leaves them unprotected. I know, I've tried. You can protect your puppies through individual registration but you cannot protect your good name, as other people could still use it! Thus my extreme irritation with the situation.-

I guess you should stop  about the AKC and focus on your buyers.  If you all do all that you have stated before selling to a person, they should have the knowledge and understanding that the registered name is what it is.  Why are you selling to this type of person anyhow?  If a person cannot understand that they can have a nickname, then there is no way they will understand a dog's behavior.    No offense to anyone, but a person that obtuse shouldn't be sold a dog.   And if you are dealing with this type of person on a regular basis, you are selling crap dogs. 

Although the AKC sucks, focus on the other variables.