Why do people think if a breeders is a registered breeder automatically means they are a responsible breeder?

Well first off no kennel club to my knowledge REGISTERS breeders. Dogs,litters, and kennels yes but the actual breeders? No.

I assume you mean LICENSED breeders. Which is a different matter. Having a kennel/breeding license doesn't make anyone a good breeder any more than a license makes someone a good driver.

What do I think? no matter how much we try and drill into people's head on what to look for in a good breeder and where not to buy people are still going to be selfish, impatient and very impulsive. People like that are also going to be cheap. They aren't going to wait for the 800 dollar pup from a good breeder who's not having another litter for several months when they can get the 150 dollar pup from joe down the block RIGHT NOW

charlie: Here's all the effort the average person has to put forth to being licensed. Application, Application fee(Generally speaking usually under 50 bucks) and a once a year inspection. Nothing more. You're average bad breeder can get on no problem. It only requires an effort when you're applying for a commercial breeder's permit from the USDA

I think I agree with you, except for your spelling of "definitely" which you spelled "defiantly" (different word) :-) and a couple of other mistakes, such as mistakenly using "your" for "you're." You're smart all right but you need to spell correctly so that people will take you seriously.

I suppose the people who think a registered breeder must be a good breeder are the same ones who think AKC papers guarantee that a dog is purebred (not so!) and that show dogs are "snooty" and that some breeds of dogs are pre-programmed to be good with children. . . in other words, they are ignorant and have never bothered to learn better. Maybe you will reach some of them today. I hope so.

I agree, I happen to have a dog from a 'reputable' breeder, but the breeder didnt tell me many things about the dog, I was to inexperienced to ask. I later found out , the sire died at 6 and at the time I bought the pup , they had a bad heart test HAD DCM and the recommendation was NOT to breed this dog. (dog was bred 3 month before test, which was 5 months later than it regular scheduled heart tests) The breeder took pups away at 1 week and bottle fed (I now wonder if it is because the dam was agressive to pup, as my girl is not a cuddly or puppy liking girl),But I wasnt told , I accidently found out at a show 2 yrs later, by overhearing the breeder speaking to someone else. . There is severe reactivity in this over inbred for work dog, and it is off the charts. I have taken so much time and money and effort to help her through the fear aggression, reactivity sound sensitivity. etc, it isn't funny. I did notice the dam and littermate has a bit of 'reactivity' but wasnt told til after a falling in love with my pup. Tried to return pup within a month, no way , I finally called her in tears when the ***** was about 5 months,.....finally agreed to temporarily take it for a month If I would come look at it then. The ***** was 6 months old. They sent the dog to a 'international trainer' for a month, and said it was right near them , and they would keep an eye on it. They didnt' see the pup ONCE> They then asked me to go look at the pup to see if I could keep it. I drove 7+ hrs and the "trainer brought the dog out, proceeded to give it a HEEL command (the dog cowered and froze,, because she didnt' know what he wanted her to do) Then he decided to 'string her up, (all 4 off the ground by collar) and he did it 2X by the time I got to him took the leash got in my car and brought her home. When I told the breeder she called me a liar. My girl is a managable dog, but took alot of effort on my part. I finally do like her, I always loved her, but just didn't like her. Today she is over 5 and a really good girl, albeit reactive when out and about (like me). She is a bred for work dog, and has drive that is off the charts. If she didnt' have that incredible drive (which has its own problems) I couldn't have brought her as far as I did . OH- the dogs neck was damaged and she came back, (at 7 months) with severe atrophy in the rear end and back legs, and punctures in her neck. SEVERE. What kind of a "breeder" and i use the term lightly, would send a 6 month old pup to a trainer durining the fear period????? Story ended up okay, but goes to show you, even when you believe what the breeder is saying, CHECK CHECK CHECK. It is a shame, I trusted her and didn't follow my gut feelings. I hate to think where this girl would be if I hadn't taken her back. She has been a blessing in disguise. I have agoraphobia so this pup was a BAD choice for me. When I got her I was offered one of a few females but when I drove the 6+ hours to pic one up, this pup was the one she said I had to take.the old bait and switch??) I should have known right then.

Well setting aside the fact that I think breeding is wrong..

The reason why (I) would think a registered breeder would be a more responsible breeder is that they made the effort to BE registered. And the fact that they made an effort, may persuade me to think they may actually care about the animals they are breeding. Just like an electrician is great.. but a REGISTERED electrician is more appealing. I think Breeding registration should be mandatory with checkups etc if you are to breed any type of animal. I will continue to wish....

Erm Licensed is a better word I agree... =)

It's just a natural instinct, I like to believe registered breeders are responsible breeders for the same reason I believe a car technician is responsible with cars.

Hey, at least they're trying. I wish people would research breeders better, but when somebody says "it's a good breeder because they are AKC registered" my first thought may be "no idea what you're talking about" but my second thought is "but at least you care enough to be kind of choosy."

It's no substitute for real research and knowledge, but hey, at least they're interested in where their dogs come from.

All people don't think that. I have researched and visited every breeder's kennel before I got a dog from them.

I think rayven said it perfectly. Only thing else I would like to say is people need to remember that purebred does not necessarily mean well bred.

What is a "registered" breeder? Who are they "registered" by?

Perfect post..amen