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Maybe I'm missing something but...who said that the breeds discussed in those areas HAD to be AKC accepted? If you have an Grand Bleu de Gasgcone and want to talk about it, just talk about it in the hound group. It's not AKC-accepted, but it's a hound.
And, imho, I don't think the AKC ruins breeds - breeders do. Judges do. Breed clubs do. Yes, the AKC appoints these judges and accepts the standards of the breed club, but the AKC is just a registry. It's the clubs' responsibility to educate the judges on what is correct and what isn't, and the breeders' responsibility to look past the ribbons and the glory and breed for the future of the breed, not the BIS that's just out of their grasp.
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