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Some breeders may follow the AKC’s standards, but many don’t. Compliance with those standards is completely voluntary. There are dozens of dog registries in this country besides AKC, so many purebred dogs are not registered with AKC, nor does AKC inspect every breeder who registers dogs with them.
