I don't have much to add here. I think Shelteez and Tonya's responses were good ones, but I wanted to also add that because a dog is AKC registered does not necessarily mean they are a good representation of that breed. The only requirement to register a dog with the AKC is to be a purebred and supply a pedigree. I have seen many poor quality "AKC pups". A friend of mine's sister got an AKC sheltie from a breeder who openly and regularly inbred brothers to sisters, parents to offspring.