IMHO if a dog Is NOT registered AKC, one needs to step back and ask WHY NOT? Now there are obviously more than one reason why a dog may not be registered with AKC..HOWEVER..consider a few of these reasons, then decide if you'd want to buy your dog from this scenerio.
1. Parents were sold on limited AKC registration, and were not intended to be bred. Puppies can not be registered AKC obviously, must use another registry...Obviously puppies sold with this other registry can also not have offspring registered AKC, all of which spawned from SOMEONE doing something they weren't supposed to do.
2. Breeder has been suspended from AKC privlidges for fraud, failed inspections, or other problems.
I am sure there are other reasons why someone would register a litter with another "breed registry" however these probably sum up the majority.
On another hand, AKC has been the number one registry for purebred dogs for over a hundred years. No an AKC registration is not an indicator of quality...HOWEVER...it is SO MUCH easier to get a registration on dogs with these other registries, I have seen entirely too many "purebreds" who are really mixes, yet they are registered! That doesn't happen in AKC, and if it does, the breeder is in HUGE trouble...gets to pay fines, DNA costs, possible suspencion, etc. Other registries just don't seem to be concerned as long as they get their registration fees. Some register mixed breeds ON PURPOSE. I personally have never seen a purebred "cockapoo"..the two words together are an oxymoron.
Hope that offers a little insight.
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