Vicky

If you're going to bring that up in regards to registration, why not bring up the "work vs. show" debate as well? The thing of it is, the AKC is and always will be just a registry. However, it brings with it a lot of validity in the public eye to a breed. It's up to the (future) national breed club to set standards for breeding and where the breed is headed. Honestly, I'm a bit torn in regards to registration just because of the fact you mentioned and the fact that AKC registration draws a lot of the "show" crowd. However, with a breed that is so controversial in a lot of minds, I think full AKC registration should be a goal and at this point in time (i.e. before full registration, with a limited amount of breeders allowing their dogs into the US) the more registration the better until the numbers are up. I mean, chances are good that the dogs being imported are being registered with the FCI anyway, all you would need (if I remember right) is the dog to be in any foreign registry along with at least a 3 generation pedigree, so it shouldn't take too much work (as I understand it) to get an imported dog registered. Marcy, if I'm off, you can correct me.


hahaha I know I'm going back & forth on the subject, but the more I'm writing this out and thinking about it, now, I guess the more important thing than registration would be the forming of a breed club. Maybe more than encouraging people to register with the AKC, breeders should encourage owners to come here and network with OTHER owners in the US! See, it helps to think things out!