How to Register / Registration
Levels
Please note... in all cases that require AKC verification, CKC -
Canadian
Kennel Club - information my be substituted
- If you are a cockapoo owner and you purchased a cockapoo from an
NACR breeder, your breeder is required to complete all registration
processes for you (both litter and individual dog ownership). The
registration certificate will be sent directly to you within 6 weeks of
you purchasing your dog from an NACR Breeder. Your breeder will need
your help since you should provide a name for your pup within 10 days
of purchase, so they may submit the forms for you in accordance with
NACR policy. The NACR allows 35 spaces for naming your puppy. Your
breeder may or may not ask you use their kennel name as part of your
dog's registered name. If you do not provide your breeder with a
name they may have to select a name for you and you can later have this
name changed by contacting
the NACR office to process a name change. Please note that
the registered name does not have to have anything to do with you pet's
"call" or "family" name. (For example, you (Mr. Smith) may elect to
name your dog "Smiths King of All He Surveys", but you and your family
call him "King"). If you have not received your certificate with in 6
weeks of purchase, please be sure to check with your breeder to be sure
that they have completed the registration of your dog. If your
breeder assures you that they have completed the registration process
and you still have not received the certificate after 6 weeks contact
the office to check on the status of your certificate.
- If you are a cockapoo owner and did NOT obtain a cockapoo from an
NACR Breeder you are still eligible and encouraged to register your
cockapoo. Please contact
the NACR office to initiate this process
If you have any genetic health screenings done on your cockapoo (such
as testing for eye or orthopedic problems) either before or after
registering your cockapoo, please be sure to forward the results of
these tests to the NACR office; adding the outcome of genetic health
screenings to the cockapoo database will add a great deal to the future
of the cockapoo.These dogs
that are tested and prove clear of genetic-linked health problems will
likely prove to be the healthiest to breed future generations of
cockapoos
and produce dogs that will live happier, healthier lives. The purpose
of
the NACR then, by keeping these records, will prove the genetic
purity
and health of the cockapoos of the future
WHY GENETIC TESTS? Dogs that
have been checked for hereditary problems and cleared are
the best to use for breeding stoc; even if your specific dog is not
being bred, other dogs in its lineage may be. Would you want to
get a dog
knowing
that it would eventually go blind or need painful surgery in order to
walk
with out excessive pain? Through testing breeders can provide that
their
puppies will have a better chance for a full and happy life. As
consumers
become more aware of these potential problems they will demand a dog
that
has a tested background. The demand for genetically tested dogs in
combination
with the NACR records will help to create a cockapoo breed that will be
free of detectable genetic ailments.
Registration
Categories/Levels
Cockapoos are the result of a pure cocker and a pure poodle or cockapoo
to cockapoo originating from the pure cross. The best basis we
have
for determining pureness (although not 100% foolproof) is to base the
original pureness on American Kennel Club - AKC - status of the parent
stock. (The CKC - Canadian Kennel Club - is given equal consideration
for this purpose - not to be confused with the American CKC
(Continental Kennel Club).
Full (F) designation - Breeding dogs submitted with the above
backgrounds, be it the actual dog is
registered AKC - the dog has an application (blue slip) for the AKC, or
the pedigree is submitted with all information tracing that dog to an
AKC
background with nothing omitted are given the best status of Full (F)
for fully traceable and will have that designation within their NACR
number. This is the 5th letter within an alphanumeric coding.
These are the only dogs, which are
fully traceable with the F
designation, that are entered into the final database that establishes
the cockapoo.
Grand-fathered (G) designation - Some breeding dogs may not have this
status, yet be 'pure' due to many
possible reasons. A few of these could be a dog was obtained after a
person died and the paper trail was broken. Divorce, fire, theft - any
number of reasons can result in a pure bred dog no longer having proper
papers. Some dogs may have had papers
revoked
not through the fault of the dog but of the record keeping or actions
of its owner. These dogs may find homes with new owners and become
part of the bloodline for a cockapoo. The dog is pure but without a
proper paperwork trail for proof. We do allow submission of dogs
without proper proof with pictures for the committee to approve based
on the dog appearing to be proper for the breed. Additionally, many
cockapoo breeders that have been breeding cockapoos down through the
generations for some time did not keep complete records, not realizing
they
would be
important at some time. These dogs are 'grand fathered' in and as
such
given the G designation. Breeders have been asked to watch the progeny
of these dogs and if there is ever a suspicion that all is not
proper, to not use the dog as part of the breeding program.
Statistical
data compiled will be compared to the F dogs for interest
and, with a percentage of error allowance we can learn more about
colors, sizes, dominances, etc for the cockapoo as a breed using both
bases. So, these registrations are extremely useful in tracing
the
development of the cockapoo (though not included in the final database
to establish the breed).
(Limited (L) - A further designation of L for limited will be given to
those placed as
pets only, not for breeding purposes. Breeders may limit pups
going to
folks that have stated no interest in breeding or for pups that should
not become breeding dogs due to some fault that will not affect their
serving as a valuable family pet. An L status may be lifted with
written permission from the breeder. Breeders may impose certain
restrictions on this such as passing genetic testing - however - that
is something to be worked out between you and the breeder.
Other designations could appear as part of record keeping, to date the
three
main codes of F, G and L are in use and being tracked.
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