A valuable tool in AKC’s Breeder Toolkit is Prepay Registration. It makes it easy to ensure 100% registration of your litter, helping you maintain control over the integrity of your breeding program.
There are significant cost savings with prepaid registration, and it helps to avoid additional owner fees. When registering a litter through the Breeder Toolkit, choose the option of prepaying all the puppy registrations at a discount.
How Prepay Benefits You, the Breeder
- Breeder of Merit: Getting all your puppies registered supports your ability to meet Breeder of Merit requirements by demonstrating a commitment to responsible dog ownership.
- Limited Registration: Ensures limited registration status is officially recorded—providing added protection and clarity, similar to a prepaid safeguard.
- Breeder Chooses: You can choose limited registration, colors and markings per breed, and enter microchip information.
- Kennel Names: You can set a prefix, suffix, or kennel name and control whether these can be edited. You can name the puppy, or let the new owner choose a name but keep your kennel name.
- Discounts: You will receive a $10 discount coupon toward your next litter registration when 100% of puppies in a litter are registered.
- Easier Transfers: Prepaid registration will make the step of transferring the puppy to its new owner simple at the time of pickup.
- AKC Takes Over: Registration gives you credit where it’s due. The hard work is done! Now let AKC support your new puppy owners while you can get back to doing what you love with your own dogs.
Benefits to Your Puppy Buyers
- Vital Information: The sooner a puppy is registered the sooner the owner starts receiving AKC Pupdate. This is a great resource for puppy owners, offering helpful information about milestones, training tips, and more.
- Lost & Found Protection: Microchip registration can be completed on behalf of the owner during the registration process.
- Insurance: Each puppy receives 30 days of complimentary pet insurance with no obligation, helping to prevent returns to you because of unexpected accidents or illnesses. Many new owners choose to continue coverage, offering additional peace of mind.
- Medication Discounts: Access to AKCRx’s discount program provides affordable access to medications, helping new owners manage their dog’s health more easily.
- Free Vet Visit: A free first vet visit encourages prompt veterinary care, especially valuable for first-time dog owners who haven’t yet established a relationship with a veterinarian.
Here’s how to register your puppies and later, when they go to their new homes, transfer their registrations to new owners.
How to Take Advantage of Prepay Registration
Step 1: Purchase Prepay for the Puppies in Your Litter
- Go to the “Manage Litters” card.
- Click “Purchase Options” next to the appropriate registered litter.
- Select “Purchase Prepay” and fill in payment details to complete.
Step 2: Transfer the registration to the new owner
- Navigate to the applicable prepaid litter in the “Manage Litters” card.
- Click the litter to expand, the press “Edit Prepaid Puppy” to enter the new owner information.
- Click “Transfer Puppy” to transfer the registration to yourself or to a new owner.
Step 3: Complete the puppy’s registration
- Complete the puppy information, including name, colors, and new owner information. There can be up to four owners.
- Transfer ownership: there are two transfer types. You may complete it on behalf of the new owner, which will ensure that registration takes place, or have the new owner make the transfer after receiving an email with a link to the transfer page.
- Verify the previously entered information.
- Choose any additional products or services. If any are added, include payment information at the next step.
- Now, just certify, click continue, and the registration is complete!
Watch this video, Complete Prepaid Puppy Registrations in AKC Breeder Toolkit, for full details on how register all your puppies in the most efficient, cost-effective way.