I guess I am not expressing myself effectively. 99% (my guess) of dogs out there are to fill the pet market, ie people who don't care about showing. But, little do we know (yes me included) that shower/exhibitors were the ones who sold their pups who were only "pet quality" to the public, the ones who they thought would not make it into the ring. Yet so many people wanted these dogs that so called "breeders" started popping up eveywhere, to fill the "pet quality" market.
Today, so many people want pet quality, that they buy from anyone, thinking they don't want to show, so who cares about papers? Well, it's not just if you have AKC papers that you can show. It's much more than that. Is your dog even up to the standard? Dogs that are not up to standard should not be bred, period. Including my dear Uni who I think is the most beautiful dog in the world, despite her faults.
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