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Originally Posted by bchgirl  ACA American Kennel Club. For a fee American Kennel Club will register any dog.
AKC - American Kennel Club - will only register purebreed animals whose sire and dam are registered. Does inspections of AKC kennels/breeders and requires DNA testing. |
It's not a stupid question, and very few people will give you a straight answer because too many people have a vested interest. The other registries are considered "paper" registries. They were created in an attempt to mislead buyers into thinking that there dog was "registered". When the AKC cracked down on breeders many of these alternative registries popped up. This is not to imply that all AKC breeders are good, but that should be the first step in finding a good breeder. If you can only register with the ACA I see no point in registering him. I only registered my dog with the AKC because I wanted to support them financially in the work they were doing in trying to raise breeding conditions.