Almost 2 years and no AKC Papers - Page 6

How long can I expect a registered letter to take? I mailed it on March 15, it crossed the border on March 17 and from there it had about 100 miles to go to get to the breeder. The tracking # on both Canada Post and USPS show it leaving Canada on March 17 but nothing since then. I paid for the ability to track it online and to be able to view the signature online once it is delivered. Do you think it is safe to say the recipient has refused it or is ignoring it? Or because tracking has just dropped off at the border do you think it maybe got lost??? I don't know how often they scan registered mail once it is in the US, I know in Canada it gets scanned pretty much every time it gets touched by a person.

I **THINK** had the recipient refused the letter, it would show online...Also, should it have arrived to an address where the recipient no longer lives, it would be my guess it would be forwarded to them at their new registered address.

Yes, mail gets lost, but more likely than not, it was held up at the border. Is there a number you can call and give them a confirmation number to see if THEY can track the letter? These kind of things don't just "disappear" and SOMEONE will know where it is. GOOD LUCK!

I went to my PO today, I've known the lady there for years. She gave me the number to call and said I "should" be able to track every move and it would show any attempts at delivery and that it should definitely be there by now. Oh and that if it was refused or forwarded i would also be able to see that By the time I got home tonight it was too late to call but I will call in the morning. It is showing that it went through the international sort facility and because it is just a letter sized envelope the PO lady said there would be no reason for it to be held up. It literally was an envelope with 4 sheets of paper folded in half.....maybe even three I can't remember. I just wasn't sure how it worked once it passed the border but she said it should be scanned at every human touch pretty much and that I should basically be able to see it's every move. So I am now thinking it must have gotten lost. Just my freaking luck. Super annoying. I just want my papers.

Just wanted to update.  The letter is still missing and a claim has been filed with Canada Post....but I recieved an email from the breeder today who said that he did send the reg papers back in 2010 and that he does not know why I did not recieve them.  He also said that a duplicate package is enroute to him from the AKC and will be mailed to me ASAP.

Thanks for all the great advice here.  I will update you all when i recieve the package.

That's good news!!

AWESOME! Wish I could give you a big hug, AceofSpades, that is wonderful news!

Now, if you don't get those damn papers, at least you'll know his email works and if he pulls the disappearing act again you know what to do to get his attention :)

I'm proud of you, please let us know if you get those stinkin' papers!

Hallelujah and pass the Ink and stamps..Hope he is not kidding and is serious..I looked him up, the breeder , saw pic of him I believe in a trial and I never heard of him...Of course, that means nothing as I am not in the LOOP ... BUT MY PARTNER is still in USA and I read the magazine every so often..SO just thank goodness for the DB breed people who have helped and given you encouragement as this is not the way it SHOULD HAVE BEEN>>>AND it is not all your deal...my next question is..the BREEDER HAS A LOG OF AKC responsibility to log in when sold, when registered etc..HOW COME HE has not been in touch with you and ask you ....WHAT day did you register your dog and what is his/her name and where are the papers..HE can log in online and update his account..WHY has NE not looked YOU up and done what a BREEDER is suppose to do. MY file drawer is loaded with my logs of what dogs and litter I have done and I update and check also to make sure no one is using my dogs numbers erronously.. GOOD LUCK...HOPE your mail box sings a HAPPY SONG real soon..LET us know. YR

Btw" my POSTS ARE SO OFF ...I HAVE NO HEADER, AND MY PARAGRAPHS ARE ALL MISSING.. I HAVE NOTIFIED MODERATOR AS TO MY PROBLEM...I WROTE THIS POST IN PARAGRAPHS AND NOT THERE NOW. I CANNOT POST PICTURES NOR HAVE A HEADER AT ALL FOR TWO DAYS... BLITZEN IS GONNA POST A PIC ON THE ROACH THREAD OF RITO FOR ME... yr

YR, my posts do that too when I post from my phone.

That is interesting about the log, I had no idea.

I really hope the papers show up soon.  Just looking for closure.  I do believe in the good in people and I do believe that this was just a freak incident, clearly lack of due diligence in consistently pursuing the matter on my part, and apparently, after learning about the log book, a bit more than i thought on his part as well.  He said he did send then in Dec 2010 and I can't very well call BS as I am sitting here with a registered letter to HIM that has virtually disappeared into thin air.  The only diffrence is i can see that i sent the letter via registered mail as opposed to regular letterpost, I am able to tell that it has not arrived and has just kind of disappeared.

I did remember recently that in my initial contact to him when inquiring about purchasing a puppy, that he was slow to reply and had said that my emails were going into his spam folder....perhaps they still are?  Who knows.  Perhaps one of the kind people who PM'd me mentioning that they know the breeder and would see what they could do, put a bug in his ear that I was trying to contact him and that is why he checked and got back to me.  maybe he doesn't check his emails often when he doesn't have a current or upcoming litter.  I can only guess.  I am just thankful that i finally heard back from him and from the sound of things I should have everything I need within a few weeks. 

So again....THANK YOU to everyone who helped me and pointed me in the right direction and to anyone who may have tipped off the breeder that I was unsucessfully trying to contact him.

I will absolutely shout it from the rooftops when I get that happy envelope in the mail...I can't wait.  you will all hear about it!!

If the sire was an import it needed his DNA on file before the litter he sired was born.