I agree, perhaps it is something that the kennel club should make mandatory, that way everyone will be in the same boat with the extra expense, and most people know that a pup should be kc registered?
Oh, I agree, Phil
I think that the KC has made it clear that it does not want to go down the route of "policing" its members - prefering instead to advise on good practice.
There are a number of other "registration" services offered to dog breeders; not just the KC - the others are pretty pointless really; but if a breeder tells a novice owner that their puppy is
registered, then many will take this to mean with the KC, and they only find out when they get the paperwork that its with another "agency"
There are also breeders who say their bitch isn't KC registered because they dont show - shes just a pet
and there are are 1001 other reasons which are given - some even promise to forward the KC papers on, and they never turn up.....
I have learnt so much about unscrupulous breeders and the differences between reputable and Backyard/farm/commercial breeding since I joined COL - I initially began my puppy search in the classified ads because I didn't know any better