Hi All,

I was speaking to a friend of the family today who bought a pup from a friend. It is a small breed pup, and definitely a BYB litter. However... months later she bumped into the breeder's sister who said that her dog was the father of the litter. Her dog is actually the dam's son.. meaning that the puppy the family friend bought was probably from a mother-son mating.

When approached, the breeder was apparently really on the defensive and referred back to the KC papers which do show that the father (At least the registered father) was an unrelated dog.

Is there any way that these papers could actually be faked? I know many people have spoken here about not being contacted by the KC when a litter was listed with their stud dog as the sire.

Could this be proven with DNA?

Josh

It depends on who owns the dog who is down as the registered sire.  If it is owned by the family or a friend who gave permission for its name and number to be used, then yes it is possible.  Very wrong, but possible, and yes, DNA testing can prove parentage, but samples from the paretns would be required, and unless the supposed and real sire are both microchipped or are different colours, they are again relying on the breeders word as to which dog is which.

What sort of price is DNA testing? What sort of sample would you need?

I have no idea about price, the usual method of sampling is a cheek swab.

The KC does DNA profiling for around £15 (unless it has gone up in the last few months) and they also work with a company called Wisdon who do DNA profiling for cross bred dogs.

It's now £25 per dog

http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/463