Registrations of dogs came about many years ago with the sportmanship of show and competition. With the registries came the pride of ownership knowing you have bred a dog nearest to the standard that was set for that particular breed. With that pride came the responsibility as a breeder to insure your line was protected via registration. With that, I believe if you are a breeder, you would want your dogs registered and their offspring to perpetuate the purity of the line. There are many respectable lines out there in Yorkshire Terriers alone and one only needs to research to see how much a breeder has put into their lines. Sadly, greed breeds greed. However, those who have fallen victum to this, in my opinion, have not done their homework. There are those owners who really don't care and only care about owning a Yorkie. However, there are the true breeders of good showmanship that have bred as closely as they could to the standard and have protected their line accordingly. To all those breeders out there, I commend you. I myself have chosen my lines carefully and take great pride in registering them with AKC. AKC has alot of cleaning up to do. They have made many mistakes in the past and have angered many good breeders by false registrations or registering dogs that was against the breed clubs wishes. Here again, one must do the research in reading the monthly reports and annuals published by AKC or the blogs by angry breeders against AKC. However, all this depends on your starting point. Where are you going with your dog, and how proud are you as an owner that you have sought out a breed that has been registered with one of the best registries available. Again, it all depends on the individual and where they are going with their purebred dog. |