This is a perfect example of why I think the whole "limited AKC registered" thing is bogus and that many breeders are using the this "pet only, not up to standard to be bred" argument as an excuse for trying to minimize the competition from other potential breeders.
If these AKC breeders are TRULY breeding their dogs to better the breed, then I think they just need to have puppies which they don't want bred spayed/neutered THEMSELVES. Gets too expensive some may say? Hmm ... I thought they all claim they don't breed for profit. At the very LEAST, they should write up a spay/neuter contract which this woman apparently DID NOT.
It also makes me question why it's okay for the breeder to breed their OWN dogs, if the dogs they are breeding keep producing "sub-quality" offspring. I'm sorry but it just doesn't add up at all.
I definitely think your breeder was purposely being deceptive if she never mentioned that they would be on limited registration even after you told her you wanted to breed the puppy. If that's truly the case and your puppy grows up to meet the breed standard, that DOES NOT mean she can't be bred, and you can register her with another dog registry. |