I hope that someone will agree with me here, I know there is nothing I can do about this but wouldn't it be nice if there was a law saying it was illegal to breed dogs with no KC registration documents. I don't know how it would work, but just think about it, there would be less puppy farmers and irresposible breeders out there and less dogs in rescue homes. Also I think there could be some kind of way to stop breeding cross breeds, only people who have good reasons should be aload. I know this kind of thing would never happen, it would cost to much money and to many people but I think it would improve the world of dog breeding by along shot.

Hi Rooky

I dont think that you have thought this one through all the way. There are several reasons why this cannot be allowed. There are an awful lot of genuine dog breeds from around the world that are not recognised by the UKC. The KC from the different countrys of the world dont agree on every breed. So what KC shall we use?. The KCs from from around the world add new breeds to their register of breeds every now and again, this would stop. As for puppy farmers. Well with less people owning cross breeds or mongrels or unrecognised breeds. Puppy farming would be the overnight boom business to be into for a quick buck as the demand for pedigree puppys increases. The criminal world overnight would start making false papers backroom breeding ,the no of stolen dogs would increase. It would bring chaos to the KC world and the quality of the true breeds would deteriorate due to demand.
There are probably an awful lot more and more complex reasons than I have just given.

Regards Mick.

Hello Mick,
I didn't think it through because it was just a thought! I'm not planning it out or anything so I didn't need to go into depth about it. I said it would never happen, for what ever reasons but it would be nice if all the countries around the world agreed and it was possible. (In my view anyway)

In an ideal world yes - it would be good . Probem being ,the world cant even agree now !
Staffys for example are not banned here and not on Dangerous Dogs list although several countrys around the world are trying to ban them - so as Mick says - which country do we go with ???
I do know what you mean though and I have often thought aboutthis but there seems no easy solution :(
Maybe people should wake up and take more responsiblity for their actions( ie not taking on a dog that thay have zero knowledge of , abusing and ill treating their dogs and breeding because they "like puppies" and other such ridiculous reasons )
I did a post a while ago where I thought potential owners should had to prove they were capable of looking afer a dog before they were allowed to buy one . Another unachievable idea but I really think you should have to prove you know what you are doing before you take responsibility fo a dog.
Lel

I agree with you Lel, the owners should be registered, not the dogs. The problem is that puppy farms and illegal breeding is allowed to continue because Trading Standards and Local Authorities turn a blind eye, even when provided with evidence. It is the easy option . The Short Change programme highlighted this and even after a month's intensive work T.S. are still considering her for licensing even though the proprietor has broken the law. We are trying to educate the pet advertising sections of the newspapers and trade journals who are not aware of the Breeding Act and many are only to willing to co-operate by monitoring their customer's submissions. Then there are many who operate under the misnomer of "hobby breeder", by breeding not more than four litters a year it is still lucrative business. The truth is, there are more dogs than suitable homes for them and if breeding was halted for the next five years there would still be too many dogs in kennels.