AKC and Petland..

[IRescue452]

The akc has been registering dogs for puppy mills for a long time. Nobody "sold out", its just something they've always done.

[wolfsoul]

It's not just the AKC -- any registry (including non-show ones) will register dogs that come from bad breeding. A registry is by NO means a way to determine whether or not a breeder is good. It is to determine whether or not the dog is purebred (which also must be taken with a grain of salt as many of them aren't), it is used to keep track of dogs, lines, and information about them, and it is used so that you can show or work your dog in events that are put together by other members of the registry. A registry is a registry -- no matter what it's for, even dog related or not. It is still just a registry. And the extreme majority of dogs registered with AKC are not even close to being show dogs.

It is because of people thinking that it is MORE than a registry and that it DOES determine that a puppy is "better" that I disagree with Petland puppies being registered with it. With the CKC it is illegal to sell a pet shop puppy with papers.

AKC, unfortunatly, IS selling out. They are having some money issues right now and this is basically their way of repairing it. By supporting the registration of pet store puppies, which, in a world where people understood that registration isn't proof of a good puppy, would be fine, but unfortunatly we live in w world where everyone thinks it is, and AKC is taking advantage of that. Just a registry or not, it's wrong.