The breeder, not the buyer, is responsible for the cost of both registration and identification. You may call your puppy Spot, Rover or Iphigenia, but she'll also have an official name, unique to her, which will appear on her papers when they arrive. The registration procedure should not take long, although there may be brief delays if, for example, the sire of the litter lives outside Canada, since additional paperwork is required. The registration papers will have the dog's name and registration number, along with the name and number of both parents, but most breeders will also supply you with your new puppy's pedigree going back four or five generations or further. Usually any show, obedience or other working titles earned by your pup's ancestors will be noted.
Many breeders sell some or all of their puppies on nonbreeding agreements.
At the time of purchase, the buyer and seller, in front of witnesses, both sign the agreement, which states that the buyer agrees not to use the dog for breeding, that no progeny of a dog covered by the agreement will be registered by The Canadian Kennel Club, and that if the dog is bred from, its offspring may not be sold as purebred, under penalty of law. The agreement is filed with the CKC, and may be lifted with the mutual consent of those who signed it. In this way, a responsible breeder tries to ensure that only the healthiest and best specimens will be used to perpetuate the breed. In most cases, there is little reason for the agreement ever to be lifted because few puppy buyers ever intend to breed dogs, and a puppy sold under a nonbreeding agreement can enter dog shows and obedience trials, and participate in all CKC activities open to registered dogs. The breeder should have prepared a purchase agreement outlining the responsibilities of buyer and seller, and detailing guarantees on health and temperament, including the conditions of such guarantees - veterinary certification, time limits, refunds, replacements.