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Originally Posted by Ladymom  Actually, it does make a huge difference if a puppy is registered with AKC or APRI.
When the AKC toughened their requirements to register and started to require DNA testing, many "alternative" registries were formed. These registries are used by puppy mills and backyard breeders, those that can't meet the stricter requirements of the AKC.
Getting a puppy with papers from one of the alternative registries often does not even guarantee that the puppy you are buying is purebred. |
As someone who owns and has bred non-AKC registered dogs in the past, I feel like this is a somewhat unfair outlook to have. There are bad, dishonest breeders with ANY registry. True the AKC is the oldest and most recognized reg out there, but that does not mean all of it's breeders are good and honest.
ANY one with ANY registry can falsify information and lie about the parentage of the pups.
When I searched for my original breeding stock that I started off with, I was more concerned about the dog and breeder I was buying into and less concerned about the piece of paper that came with the dog.
Please, don't automatically label ALL breeders that way--it's not very fair OR accurate for that matter.