I don't think any breeder should be offended by asking what registry the pups are....whether or not you really care about the registry, it is still info you should know. It's like if they have a pair of jeans for sale, and get offended if you ask what brand they are.
On the other issue, my parents breed Yorkies, and have both AKC and ACA dogs....and their AKC dogs are dual-registered with ACA. This is because AKC can pull your registrations for basically any reason at all. While we take great care to keep all our paperwork in order, etc., we also don't want to take the chance that human error in filing can result in none of the dogs being registered. My Dad is also increasingly aggravated at the amount of $ they pay to AKC for registrations, and I think it is in the back of his mind to, at some point, maybe use ACA entirely. It doesn't help that we currently have an AKC registered male that was purchased, who is DEFINITELY not purebred....he looks Yorkie-Poo. So my opinion on that is that anyone can manipulate the AKC registrations just like they can the other registries. A registration is only as good as the BREEDER, not the registry. |