Someone said something about the "good citizenship certificate" ... you do not have to register with AKC to get that. Even a mix breed can get that. It's based only on the obedience training of the dog.
As for supporting AKC... I do support them, but they're doing well. I read somewhere that AKC was a multi-million dollar Incorporation. I do still receive their newsletters, emails, show event schedules and AKC breeder magazine.
It's really not the pet owners that they make their money from. It's the breeders and the people showing. Breeders and exhibiters pay fees on a continuous basis.
Someone said registering the microchip... you do that with the microchip company, not AKC. While you can include the microchip number on the AKC registration, all it does is identify that dog for AKC or a breeder.
For instance... I used to microchip my dachshund puppies for identification.. That way when they were sold for breeding /show, nobody could use that pup's papers for a different dog. ...and when sold on spay/neuter contract, the vet could scan the microchip when the spay/neuter was done , then I received proof from the vet the puppy was spayed and then i sent the puppy buyer their puppy's AKC paper.
As for pups i sold as pets, very seldom did the new puppy owners ever send the AKC paper into AKC to register the puppy.
I really doubt I send Paisley's papers in. I may... I just don't know.
