What is NAPR dog registry? Let’s Explore

Choosing one registry over another doesnt necessarily add to the value of your dog. Registries simply maintain records of generations of dogs. Some, like the AKC and APRI, provide education for breeders and handlers to promote the humane care and the overall health of the breed.

North American Purebred Registry began in 1995 as the North American Beagle Registry. NAPR began registering all breeds as a response to the slow processing time for other registries that werent allowing breeders to receive their papers back in time to sell their puppies. The for-profit company has a 24-hour turnaround as one of its recordkeeping goals and maintains an A+ listing with the Better Business Bureau.

AKC registration is the largest in the U.S. Registering your dog and ordering a pedigree through the nonprofit will show you if there are champions, grand champions, or other notable dogs in your dogs lineage with records that go back as far as 1875 in the AKC stud record book. It shows any health certifications on your dog or his ancestors as well as whether your dogs lineage hails from a foreign country.

Registration requirements include dogs meeting breed standards, being kenneled in sanitary and humane conditions, and not overbred. Youll know whether your dog comes from champion lines with an AKC pedigree.

When you think of a dog as being registered, the American Kennel Club (AKC) might naturally come to mind. However, the AKC isnt the only dog registry in the United States. The American Purebred Registry (APR), North American Purebred Registry (NAPR), and Americas Pet Registry (APRI) are just a few other dog registry organizations you might encounter when you are considering buying a dog.

This is one of our most frequently asked questions. Basically, these organizations are record keeping facilities. When your pet is “registered”, this means this animal is accepted by the club, and their personal information is maintained and stored with the club or registry. This vital information is the breed, sex, color, name, date of birth, assigned registration number and litter number, as well as the parents names and registration numbers. The breeder, as well as the current and previous owners are also recorded. Many pets are registered with more than one registry-this means he is accepted by more than one club. This is called double or triple registered depending on how many clubs in which the animal is accepted.

Yes, as long as the sire and dam are purebred dogs and are registered with a registry, the litter may be registered with us. It is advisable, however, to individually register the parents with us so their NAPR registration number will be listed on the new litter registration certificates. At least one parent of the litter must be registered with the NAPR.

Finally, we want to clear up the most misunderstood concept pertaining to animal registration clubs. The club in which an animal is registered is not responsible for the quality of the animal or pet. Quality is not determined by the name of the club in which he is registered. Quality comes from the genes of the parent dogs, and the integrity of the breeder. Any club in existence can have pets registered that are of superior quality, as well as have pets that are of inferior quality. We do not allow a breeder or seller to charge more for a pet with our registration papers. Our registry is for pet lineage tracking purposes. It is not to allow breeders to sell or make money off of an animal.

Absolutely, we have been in existence since 1995 and operate a professional registration service. We currently have an A rating with the Better Business Bureau. Many dogs registered with us have a multi-generational history with our registry. For independent customer reviews, find us on Yelp!

The NAPR is a registry dedicated to the dog breeder as well as people who have just 1 or 2 pets in their family. We do not cater to puppy mills, or to those that are simply interested in selling animals for quick gain. We do not offer bulk discounts. We do not send out blank pedigrees for people to fill in however they want. We operate in this manner because we do not want to attract the wrong kind of business. We want good, honest breeders, or pet owners that have the same goals; the continuing health and happiness of pets and pet owners.

In, 1995 we started a dog registry named the North American Beagle Registry. During this time, very few registration groups were available to pet owners and breeders. Because of the small number of clubs, their service was extremely slow and not focused on their customers. Breeders were not receiving their litter papers back in time to sell the pups, sometimes waiting 4 to 5 months. This slack service caused the breeders customers to be angry and mistrustful, causing these dog owners and breeders to look for another way to accomplish the registration process. So in 1998, we branched out from only Beagles and opened registration to all dogs, forming the North American Purebred Dog Registry (NAPDR).

We realize you want to do business with a company that you can trust. We have an A Rating with the Better Business Bureau, numerous 5-star reviews on Facebook. When you register your pet with us, you can be assured you will be treated right and we guarantee you will want to be a repeat customer.

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