I don't really have a... dog in this hunt... but anyone could start up their own dog registry with whatever rules they want. I don't believe the AKC has preempted competition via regulatory capture, for example.
For what itβs worth, there are a lot of other dog registries. Unfortunately, many of them seem to be associated with backyard breeders who look for registries with more lax rules to legitimize their stock.
I don't really have a... dog in this hunt... but anyone could start up their own dog registry with whatever rules they want. I don't believe the AKC has preempted competition via regulatory capture, for example.