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YorkieRose · 07-27-2007, 04:09 PM

When you speak to an AKC rep, you will get the rules and regs..and sometimes you get personal opinions. I have had many interesting conversations with these people. It usually goes like this.."these are the rules and regs regarding this situation..but in order to make the pet buyer happy, may I suggest blah, blah, blah!!!

I support AKC, the best IMO..but they can talk two sides of their mouth. Why do they allow a breeder to produce litters without limits? There is no regulation to prevent me from producing a 100 litters a year if I wanted to so..just so I DNA the studs and keep good records.
I can sell to a broker and pet shops, AKC will not stop me..Yorkie clubs would, but not AKC. IS this in the best interest of dogs? There should not be one AKC dog in any puppymill in the country..and there are thousands upon thousands...
I find they can talk one way to a breeder and another to the pet owner.

Did the AKC actually tell her what she said..perhaps, perhaps not...I do know I have run up against this exact problem. I complained to AKC, looking for backing and support..the response I got was...and I quote.."we support responsible dog breeding, this can be done by the pet breeder as well as the show breeder."

So, I tell the pet buyer..I do not care what AKC says, until they pass a regulation preventing me from limiting regs..these are the rules!

AND..one last thing...it took years and lots of input from show breeders to get AKC to give in to limited regs..it did not exist for many, many years...is anyone naive enough to think it was a 21st century idea to do this...?

SORRY..really the last thing...this is being kept on the down low, but AKC is courting USDA breeders by sending reps to USDA conventions to lure back the ones who have left to go to APRI...AKC revenues are taking a huge hit losing these breeders...and this is common knowledge among breeders.

I still support AKC...I wish their goal was to step in a stop AKC dogs in mills. All it would take is a limit on the numbers of litters you could breed per year. Is there a need for anyone to produce more then 10 or 12 litters of one breed per year?? Maybe I am missing a point and need to be enlightened.

07-27-2007, 04:09 PM	#7
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	Akc When you speak to an AKC rep, you will get the rules and regs..and sometimes you get personal opinions. I have had many interesting conversations with these people. It usually goes like this.."these are the rules and regs regarding this situation..but in order to make the pet buyer happy, may I suggest blah, blah, blah!!! I support AKC, the best IMO..but they can talk two sides of their mouth. Why do they allow a breeder to produce litters without limits? There is no regulation to prevent me from producing a 100 litters a year if I wanted to so..just so I DNA the studs and keep good records. I can sell to a broker and pet shops, AKC will not stop me..Yorkie clubs would, but not AKC. IS this in the best interest of dogs? There should not be one AKC dog in any puppymill in the country..and there are thousands upon thousands... I find they can talk one way to a breeder and another to the pet owner. Did the AKC actually tell her what she said..perhaps, perhaps not...I do know I have run up against this exact problem. I complained to AKC, looking for backing and support..the response I got was...and I quote.."we support responsible dog breeding, this can be done by the pet breeder as well as the show breeder." So, I tell the pet buyer..I do not care what AKC says, until they pass a regulation preventing me from limiting regs..these are the rules! AND..one last thing...it took years and lots of input from show breeders to get AKC to give in to limited regs..it did not exist for many, many years...is anyone naive enough to think it was a 21st century idea to do this...? SORRY..really the last thing...this is being kept on the down low, but AKC is courting USDA breeders by sending reps to USDA conventions to lure back the ones who have left to go to APRI...AKC revenues are taking a huge hit losing these breeders...and this is common knowledge among breeders. I still support AKC...I wish their goal was to step in a stop AKC dogs in mills. All it would take is a limit on the numbers of litters you could breed per year. Is there a need for anyone to produce more then 10 or 12 litters of one breed per year?? Maybe I am missing a point and need to be enlightened.