I would like to add one more thing about registration. The reason many purebreds aren't registered is one -- they are not purebreds, or two -- the breeders own dogs were purchased without breeding rights. Buying a quality dog with breeding rights is usually more expensive, and many people just get around this by going ahead and breeding anyway and not registering the puppies at all, or registering with one of the alternative registries, who don't care if you didn't have breeding rights. To me, this is the same as stealing. When you buy a puppy from a breeder like this, you are aiding her in this fraud. Some people would never dream of stealing something from your house, but have no problem buying suspected stolen goods, and to me this is the same thing. Papers do mean something, they just don't mean that the dog you have is any better than another. |