The New York herald., 1921-12-18
Breeder Compelled to Sign Pa
pers for Progeny of Sire
He Owns.
NEW SHEPHERD CHAMPION
tserri Won 0berklamm, Euro
pean Sensation, Imported
Jointly by Two Kennels.
BY FRANK +. DOLE.

The registering of dogs with the Amer
ican Kennel Club of recent years has be-
come more difficult, compared to the
laxity of the old days, when it was pos
sible to register almost any kind of a
cog. The Improvement has been
great help to the sport, but it has not
been without it's difficulties. To remove
these as much as possible the Kennel
Club has passed rule making it COM
pulsory for the owner or breeder of
sire to sign registration papers for those
who wish to register pets sired by his
dog.
Under this rule the Kennel Club upon
reasonable proof Of refusal by the
breeder to sign such papers, can punish
by withdrawing all A. K. C. privileges
until the papers are signed. 1t is aimed
at breeders who through Indifference or
careessness refuse to heed requests for
the signing of papers necessary to the
registration of dogs. The rule follows:
"Resolred, That in any case where the
owner of stud dog having accepted pay
ment of cash or of any other valuable
consideration for breeding, refuses to
sign the certificate as owner of the sire,
required by the American Kennel Club,
in connection with the application for
can Kennel Club, that, upon receipt of
sufficient proof of such refusal and being
satisfied as TO the accuracy of the rest of
the data necessary for the registration
of said dog, the secretary of the Ameri-
can Kennel Club shall notify the person
refusing to sign such certificate that
1his requirement is demanded by the
american Kennel Club. and the lacking
OF 1t prevents said thoroughbred dog
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refusal of the person who should sign
such certificate constitutes and makes
said person guilty of an act detrimental
10 the best interests Of dogs and in de-
fiance OF a regulation OF the American
Kennel Club. The secretary shall also
request said owner of the sire to sign the
certificate and notify said person that
unless he or she shall sign the certificate
and return it to the office Of the Ameri-
can Kennel Club Gin the stamped and
addressed envelope which shall be fur
nshed for that purpose) within ten (1O)
days from the date of such notice, said
person shall be deprived Of all the
privileges of the American Kennel Club
until he or she has complied with the re-
quirement."
Why Rule Is Desirable.
The rule Is excellent and has been
needed for some time. Many persons
have failed to register their pets through
the difficulty jn obtaining the signatures
10 their papers. 1t frequently happens
that the purchaser of "A dog Is content
not TO register the animal either through
icuorance of the requirements or be-
cause when informed of the requirements
and trying to meet them he has not re-
ceived the cooperation of the breeders
and rather than be bothered about the
matter has decided to drop It.
l have had many people say TO me
"I don't need to register my dog. l
know that both the sire and the dam
we're registered. 1 saw their papers ana
numbers. That's enough for me. MY
dog Is thoroughbred"
There Is no doubt of the fact their
dogs are thoroughbred. but IL they fail
to register the animals their progeny
would have difficulty proving their claim
20 a pedigree. Furthermore, IL at any
time they decide to show or sell the
animals the question of this registry
might be raised There are many rea-
sons for registering dog. and anything
that makes easier that registration Is
sood for the game.
feel, however. that perhaps the rule
might have gone further. When a man
buys a house or a piece of property he
expects and receives a guaranteed title.
He doesn't take the word of the seller
that the property Is all right. He gets
n deed which shows him the pedigree
of his purchase. The same should be
done when a person buys thorough
bred dog.
1t could be. think. worth while TO
consider the advisability OF sending the
owner OF a sire blank form which
could be signed when dog Is bred and
left blank to be filled in after the pup
pies are born. se may of them coulc
be used as the size of the litter neces-
eitates. OF course scme OF these papers
1n subsequent transfers and sales might
lie lost but that percentage would be
relatively small The mere fact that
such papers were in existence would
create a demand for them in the sale
OF pedigreed dogs.
Opportunity for Fraud.
OF course. the objection can be made
that the signing OF such papers in blank
would give opportunities for fraud. How
ever. 20 the fortunately small percent
age who wish TO cheat there are ways OF
getting around existing regulations and
registering ringers" doubt very
much whether such an argument offsets
the many advantages that would come
from n custom of getting a complete
statement OF pedigree when buying a
thoroughbred dog.
Such a practice would overcome the
difficulty OF persons who. wishing to
register their dog. find that the breeder
has left the country, lost interest in tho
.log game to the point Of not caring to
bother about signing papers. or has died
II also perhaps would increase the in.
terest OF tho owners OF good dogs IN
retting their animals registered, since
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