Sometimes, you get people post about their new pups, where you get a post something along the lines of, 'Hi, this is my new pup he's a staffie, but we haven't got his KC papers, doesn't matter though because I don't want to show him'.
There are a couple of issues that relate to this, the first, is that people don't likely understand what KC registration means, and perhaps some even think it's a form of snobbery, my dog's a 'pureblood' etc. A KC registration simply shows the history of your dog, it's parentage. Sometimes, there will be a number of champions in there, some more than others, but that doesn't make the dog in front of you any better or worse, that part is down to the breeder to try and use their knowledge, or if they haven't got enough knowledge, with the help of a mentor or two, to produce good examples of a breed. The piece of paper just tells you the ancestry, it's not a guarantee you will get a show champion, or a field trials champion etc.
Also, the most important part, is that the KC registration should be signed by the breeder to allow you to transfer your dog over to your name, and surely, if you're going to be spending several hundred pounds on your pet, you want to have it transferred to your name. No-one in their right mind would fork out £600 for a washing machine, and leave it in the name of the electrical store down the road, they'd want to own it. Speaking to breeders, it's amazing how many people who buy pups never transfer the ownership over to them, ok, so it's not necessarily infallible but it shows you care that your dog is in your name with the KC.
Lastly, if a pup isn't KC registered, there has to be a reason for it, and usually that reason isn't good. In the vast majority of cases, there is no excuse for breeders not to register a litter with the KC, although many bad breeders give every excuse under the sun, and, unfortunately, people are taken in, particularly once distracted with the sight of cute puppies.
So yes, it does matter that your new pup is KC registered, if you are buying a pedigree dog, KC registration isn't a guarantee, but it is one important part of the process and shouldn't be missed out.
There are a couple of issues that relate to this, the first, is that people don't likely understand what KC registration means, and perhaps some even think it's a form of snobbery, my dog's a 'pureblood' etc. A KC registration simply shows the history of your dog, it's parentage. Sometimes, there will be a number of champions in there, some more than others, but that doesn't make the dog in front of you any better or worse, that part is down to the breeder to try and use their knowledge, or if they haven't got enough knowledge, with the help of a mentor or two, to produce good examples of a breed. The piece of paper just tells you the ancestry, it's not a guarantee you will get a show champion, or a field trials champion etc.
Also, the most important part, is that the KC registration should be signed by the breeder to allow you to transfer your dog over to your name, and surely, if you're going to be spending several hundred pounds on your pet, you want to have it transferred to your name. No-one in their right mind would fork out £600 for a washing machine, and leave it in the name of the electrical store down the road, they'd want to own it. Speaking to breeders, it's amazing how many people who buy pups never transfer the ownership over to them, ok, so it's not necessarily infallible but it shows you care that your dog is in your name with the KC.
Lastly, if a pup isn't KC registered, there has to be a reason for it, and usually that reason isn't good. In the vast majority of cases, there is no excuse for breeders not to register a litter with the KC, although many bad breeders give every excuse under the sun, and, unfortunately, people are taken in, particularly once distracted with the sight of cute puppies.
So yes, it does matter that your new pup is KC registered, if you are buying a pedigree dog, KC registration isn't a guarantee, but it is one important part of the process and shouldn't be missed out.
