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Originally Posted by Ladymom  Every purebred dog has a club dedicated to the benefit and preservation of the breed. They are the ones who set the breed standard. With Yorkies, the club is the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America: Yorkshire Terrier Club of America
The AKC is the most recognized and respected registry. They got tougher about the requirements to register a few years ago and many breeders no longer qualified and/or were suspended. A lot of alternative registries were formed after that so these breeders could still say their puppies had papers.
I respect the work of the AKC and support DNA testing and mandatory kennel inspections. I personally would not consider purchasing a puppy from one of the alternative registries. |
So what about the Biewers that I just learned about. Who are they recognized by and who sets their breed standards?