Originally Posted by Delebrin

Hello all,

I have a lovely four year old male Westie, who I got from from a local KC registered breeder. When I collected him, the breeder mentioned that she was moving across the country to a new house (which I knew of beforehand), and said that she would sort out the registration papers and post them off to me before she moved.

Well, the breeder did move away but I never received the papers! This wasn't too much of a worry to me as I got the dog as a companion and pet, not as a show or stud dog, but recently his 'pedigree' has become more of interest to me, probably due to the fact that he he's quite large for his breed. Both his parents, which I saw, were both large for the breed, although his sister (who was the only other one in the litter) was about the normal size. When I tell people that my dog is a 'pedigree', there is occasionally a reaction that a pedigree dog wouldn't be so large.

So, is there a way to get registration/pedigree papers for the dog? I don't have a forwarding address for the breeder, even if she is still in business. I believe he is mentioned in Kennel Club records (the Breed Supplement), but I'm not to sure how to go about getting documentation from there.

Any help would be massively appreciated!