The Continental Kennel Club

THIS IS NOT AND NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH CKC (Canadian Kennel Club)

Puppy buyers beware of breeders who just say their dogs and puppies are "Registered". It is your responsibility to ASK if they are AKC registered as some breeders will not tell you that their dogs and puppies are registered with the CKC (Continental Kennel Club).
It is your responsibility to ask questions and find out.....
Are these CKC puppies really what the breeder says they are?
Are their Purebred puppies?
Do they really know for sure who the sire & dam are?
Why have they chosen to register their dogs with CKC and not AKC? Is it because CKC is cheaper, because they don't require DNA testing to be sure of parentage, because they don't require inspection of their records of breedings and where their puppies go? Or maybe they purchased a pet quality dog purebred without papers (being held waiting on proof of spay/neuture) or on limited registration (without breeding rights) and decided to breed it anyway to get some puppies to sell.
Just a few questions that you might want to ask.....

There are several registries of dogs..
The AKC (American Kennel Club) and the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC)
are 2 registries for purebred dogs only,

Where Some registries will register mix breeds.
Just be sure that the dog you are looking to add to your family is what "you think it is".
Ask questions. If you are told it is registered..
ASK..... is it a purebred ... if that is what you think you are purchasing.

There are some breeders who register with both registries for whatever reason.
The point I want to stress here is to let people know that just because a breeder
say's their dogs are registered DOES NOT mean they are purebreds. So be sure you
know and understand what you are purchasing from whomever you get a puppy.

I personally think that the  "less paperwork" and "no litter fee's" for breeders that CKC (Continental Kennel Club) stresses below   will, and has in my experience of working to help puppymill rescue animals, bring more and more puppymillers to register with the CKC.
Sure it may make it cheaper and less work for breeders to produce puppies, but making things cheaper and not caring if they have records IMO does not promote "quality" produced by breeders, but will increase the quantity produced and more of "Well, I think xxx is the sire. Well we will put him down as the sire because the pups look like him".
AKC requires complete and accurate records of breedings and placement of any and all puppies a breeder produces,
and incorporated DNA testing on stud dogs to keep breeders honest and the purebred pure. Sure it cost more to produce a purebred dog registered through AKC, but the cost, care, and quality of your babies should NOT be an $$ issue with a responsible breeder. If you are in it just to make $$$ then you are in it for the wrong reason...  Again.. These are my personal opinions and I have the right and "I" feel, responsiblity to let people know what I have been made aware of by puppy buyers who didn't know what these other registeries were or allowed to be registered.

Check out how easy it is to register a dog with CKC.
Register your dog with Continental Kennel Club
All you have to have is a dog's name (We can get that from any website or pedigree) and you can register a dog with CKC on their online registration website. A bloodline is optional and registration #'s are not needed if the parents aren't already CKC.... Just 2 names, typed in a box, as witnesses that the dog belongs to who you say it does.

CKC will register "New Breeds". Which means what.......
Puppies from any 2 dogs are eligible as Misc. dogs .... Mixed breed puppies.

Exerts from CKC's site:
Continental Kennel Club has a miscellaneous section for developing new breeds. CKC will recognize a cross between any two purebred dogs, and will issue a registration certificate on their offspring.

Classifications on Misc. dogs will be changed once CKC has determined that these dogs have been breeding true for several generations, and has been approved for movement from the Misc. class to the purebred status. Future Purebred Reclassification (F.P.R.) will appear at the end of the group classification indicating the future changes.

CKC has eliminated the litter fee! To simplify the process of registering dogs, we have eliminated the need for litter papers. At the time a puppy is sold, an application is completed by the breeder. The completed form is then mailed to us by the new puppy owner along with the fee of $8.00 per application. This process eliminates the need for a litter registration form and saves you money.

For more information on CKC and how it works visit their site at: http://www.ckcusa.com/index.html