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Originally Posted by kathy785  APRI WILL register mixed breeds. I have done it when I was doing the yorkiepoos. Yorkie registered with APRI (dual registered) and poodle with APRI (dual registered) = APRI registered Yorkiepoo. Does not mean they were purebreed, just that they had pedigrees on both sides. AKC has been around a lot longer than APRI.
Registration or lack of registration does not make a pet any better or worse. The love it gives to its owner is the real value of a pet. No paper can make it worth any more or less to its adoring owner.
There is always going to be people that breed just to reproduce and make money whether the dogs are AKC registered or APRI (ACA, CKC, or whatever registery is convenient) What the breeder needs to be thinking of though is does the pairing try to create a puppy that fits the standard of that breed or just any "purebred" puppy regardless of what the standard says? |
True that! But then you have the breeders who breed "Teacup Yorkies" making a killing off of them because of their tiny size. The Breed standards are 3 - 7 lbs, and they're breeding one & two pounders & selling them for up to $10,000! You can't tell me they are only doing this for the better of their breed (speaking in general, not at you) because they are not thinking about the health of these tiny puppies....their most likely thinking about their checkbooks.
I don't breed for the money, I breed because I love my yorkies so much and want others to enjoy them too