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Originally Posted by Jacqulyn  I have also noticed a drop in registration. Up till last year 95% of our puppies were registered. I am not sure if it is the economy, or that people just don't care about getting them registered since they are on pet only contracts. AKC is offering a great price for registering the whole litter and then transferring, I may end up doing this with the upcoming litters. AKC must also be concerned that people are not registering the pups, I have noticed they are stressing it in the litter packets. |
I may do that as well.... We're also getting a good discount on litter registrations ($20 flat rate for the whole litter, yeah, sweet). SO, the total cost would be minimal....
And, I think "What's the point?" also hits the nail on the head....
For me the point is, it tracks your baby! And, if you ever do decided to enter an AKC event, you won't have to pay like $400 in late fees. haha. Or, if you want to breed, or, if you just want to show off your Yorkie's pedigree....
But, obviously me telling people that isn't helping.
I mean, what's the point of having AKC registration if no one registers. I have people all the time talk about the CKC and APRI, etc as "puppy mill" registries, and they'll only buy AKC yorkies, but then they don't register....