[Kiwiglaze]

For me personally, papers mean that the breeder is more likely to care about his/her line and want it tracked through pedigrees. Obviously, this is not the case all the time, as puppy mills use papers. But a breeder who has taken the time to breed healthy puppies will probably also want an official documentation of the pedigree. The papers themselves don't mean a whole lot to me, but it can be an indication of the breeder's committment.

If you can find a good breeder who can sell you a healthy puppy with no papers, I would say go for it! And I would run away from a breeder who sold puppies with papers and no health guarantee of some kind.