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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  That's why I don't understand all these other registries that have popped up. I think they are intended to mislead the public into thinking their dog is somehow more valuable if he's "registered." I'm not sure if breeders from the alternative registries study the lines of the other dogs listed in order to improve their own lines, but just use it because their dog is not eligible for the AKC registry. |
I can assure you that *some* who use alternative registries DO study the lines of their dogs (among many other things) and not *all* use them just to 'mislead the public.' Granted, there are a large majority of scum out there that do just as you described
and because of that you have to be extremely cautious. However, that is not ALWAYS the case. It's people like
that that give the registries bad reputations and cause the unfair assumptions that frustrate those that ARE doing the right thing.