I have 3 dogs many of you know Zoey my Lab.....I also have a Lhaso Apso.....she is very young and I havent sent in her AKC papers........I dont want her fixed and would like to breed her a few years from now......she is a very happy puppy and very healthy.......I know by reading I have to have test done before I can breed her.......it wont be for a few years so I have time to do everything right....well lets just see how Zoey does.....hehe
Should I do my Lhaso Apso papers? She wasnt very much money only 500.00 I would like to maybe show her......I'm so clueless on all of this.....I want to learn as much as I can......I have papers on Zoey, but I didnt do them the lady I got her from did them...The people I got Savanna (lhaso apso) just filled out the papers and told me I could what I wish with them......The papers say if not sent in by this date.....I will have to pay some kind of fee.......PLEASE HELP!! :0)

Well I guess I could spell it right frist of all..lol@me Lhasa Apso

I would apply for full registration, as it is a small fee, and will be much more if you want to do it later.

You won't be able to show her until she is fully registered with a name.

If the breeder has not filled out the nameing section, with her affix I would rather doubt you had bought her from a breeder that shows, and is proud of her stock, so wanting her choice of name on the pups. In UK all pups are named by the breeder, and registered at the time the whole litter is registered.

I would normally on a US pedigree (unlike a British one where few Champions are made in a breed each year) expect nearly all her ancestors in her pedigree to be Champions, if they are not in a large part Champion stock, it is unlikley that she has been bred with the breed standeard and shows in mind, and your chances in the show ring will be slim. You can of course compete in all manner of performance events which are fun for you both.

They did have her names I had to fill out all my info.......I also wanted to change her name can I do that?

As far as I know, no you can't. They will have named her in line with a theme, or a letter of the alphabet, and some of the words will be the kennel prefix.

For example the pup we imported from the USA came from the Camalot kennel, so he is called Camalot's Faithful Knight. His name was already filled out when we applied to AKC for his reg, and the breeder had ticked a box stating they would name the pup.

The fact that the breeder wants to acknowledge the puppy by naming it is a good sign that you have a puppy from a reputable source.

well thank you for you info......I didnt know I couldnt change the dogs name............well we call her savannah they call her Princess....her mothers name is
Staabtown Princess......I was thinking it was strange that they would name the puppy so close to the mom........Like i said im new at all this....I sent in the papers to ger her registration done.......Thank you all again :0) Donelle