12/10/2025
PSA: From your breeder š¾š¶
Telling a breeder who is selling AKC-registered puppies that you ādonāt need papers because itās cheaper and youāre not breedingā is actually very rude and shows a misunderstanding of how registration works.
With AKC, you donāt get to pick and choose which puppies are registered.
The entire litter is registered at once. If a breeder wants to remain in good standing, every litter produced from two AKC parents must be registered ā thatās how the system works. The paperwork isnāt an optional āadd-on,ā itās part of ethical breeding, record-keeping, and preserving the breed.
If youāre looking to save money and want a dog that:
ā¢ isnāt registered
ā¢ isnāt health tested
ā¢ and comes with minimal vet care or screening
then you shouldnāt be shopping from reputable breeders at all ā you should adopt from a shelter or rescue.
When you give money to people selling cheap, poorly bred dogs, youāre actually helping to fill the shelters.
Why? Because:
ā¢ Maybe your cheap puppy ends up healthy and fine.
ā¢ But the next cheap puppy might not.
ā¢ And itās much easier for people to dump a sick puppy, or even just a āproblemā puppy that cries, pees in the house, or chews things when they never truly valued it in the first place.
Think about it this way:
Iām going to treat my $30,000 car very differently than a $300 be**er.
Like it or not, thatās exactly how a lot of people treat their dogs too.
So hereās the point:
š Either save up to get a puppy from a quality, ethical breeder ā or adopt from a shelter.
But donāt ask a responsible breeder to cut corners on registration, health testing, or care just so you can get a ācheapā version of a living, breathing family member.
