The Importance of Papers with your Puppy
Why do I need registration paperwork with my catahoula puppy?
The Catahoula Leopard Dog is still considered a fairly new breed and it is a rare breed in Canada.
For this reason, it is very important when looking for a Catahoula that it comes with NALC (National Association of Louisiana Catahoulas) registration papers.
According to the Animal Pedigree Act, it is a federal offense to sell an animal of a recognized breed as, purebred, registered, or eligible to be registered if it is not. This means that it is illegal to sell a mixed breed puppy as a purebred Catahoula.
A breeder should be able to provide you with NALC registration papers when you take your puppy home,
or at least can provide proof of the sire and dams' registration.
If an animal of a recognized breed (Catahoula) is sold as purebred, registered or eligible to be registered, the seller is obligated to provide a duly transferred certificate of registration (NALC blue registration papers) to the buyer not later than six months after the sale. There are very few circumstances in which the papers would take that long to get to the new owners.
Here at Flatland Catahoulas we send in the registration forms to ensure that all of the puppies we produce are NALC registered.
You should be signing the blue form when you pick up your puppy. The NALC still relies on snail mail, and sometimes papers aren't available at time of pick up, but I will mail out the forms to you to sign, and then return to me.
Without papers on "purebred" dogs, there is absolutely no way of proving the dog/puppy is in fact purebred.
Currently in North America, the Catahoula is only recognized by the NALC and the UKC.
The Catahoula dog is NOT recognized by the CKC or AKC.
There are other registries that exist but are no longer used by the majority of Catahoula breeders.
Papers may not be important to many people but they are important to the breed.
I have had multiple e-mails from owners looking to purchase a pup from me, because the unregistered "Catahoula" they bought previously elsewhere turned out to definitely not be a purebred, and quite often has health and behavioral problems.
Unfortunately, there are quite a few breeders in Canada breeding unregistered Catahoulas.
By purchasing an unregistered Catahoula, you are not rescuing a dog, you are supporting unethical and backyard breeders.
This gives them a reason to continue to breed and produce unregistered puppies.
Please, if you don't purchase a dog from us, at least purchase one from a NALC registered breeder!
For this reason, it is very important when looking for a Catahoula that it comes with NALC (National Association of Louisiana Catahoulas) registration papers.
According to the Animal Pedigree Act, it is a federal offense to sell an animal of a recognized breed as, purebred, registered, or eligible to be registered if it is not. This means that it is illegal to sell a mixed breed puppy as a purebred Catahoula.
A breeder should be able to provide you with NALC registration papers when you take your puppy home,
or at least can provide proof of the sire and dams' registration.
If an animal of a recognized breed (Catahoula) is sold as purebred, registered or eligible to be registered, the seller is obligated to provide a duly transferred certificate of registration (NALC blue registration papers) to the buyer not later than six months after the sale. There are very few circumstances in which the papers would take that long to get to the new owners.
Here at Flatland Catahoulas we send in the registration forms to ensure that all of the puppies we produce are NALC registered.
You should be signing the blue form when you pick up your puppy. The NALC still relies on snail mail, and sometimes papers aren't available at time of pick up, but I will mail out the forms to you to sign, and then return to me.
Without papers on "purebred" dogs, there is absolutely no way of proving the dog/puppy is in fact purebred.
Currently in North America, the Catahoula is only recognized by the NALC and the UKC.
The Catahoula dog is NOT recognized by the CKC or AKC.
There are other registries that exist but are no longer used by the majority of Catahoula breeders.
Papers may not be important to many people but they are important to the breed.
I have had multiple e-mails from owners looking to purchase a pup from me, because the unregistered "Catahoula" they bought previously elsewhere turned out to definitely not be a purebred, and quite often has health and behavioral problems.
Unfortunately, there are quite a few breeders in Canada breeding unregistered Catahoulas.
By purchasing an unregistered Catahoula, you are not rescuing a dog, you are supporting unethical and backyard breeders.
This gives them a reason to continue to breed and produce unregistered puppies.
Please, if you don't purchase a dog from us, at least purchase one from a NALC registered breeder!