I'm not shitting on the AKC.
I shared the list of AKC breeds as they're added per year.
https://www.akc.org/press-center/articles-resources/facts-and-stats/breeds-year-recognized/#:~:text=The AKC currently registers 200,became registrable with the AKC.
I only shared this to prove that the list of recognised breeds changes constantly.
There were 3 added in 2022, for example.
I didn't say it was necessarily 'easy' or expeditious to have a breed recognised, I said it changes a lot, and will change again. It's not concrete or final, and never will be - the implication being that what is not recognised today might be recognised in 10-20 years, or in far less time than that, so to take a 'snapshot' of the breeds today and act like 'that's that' isn't the be all and end all - even if it's as good as we've got right now.
What did you
think I was trying to say that angered you so bad?
Honestly dude you still are reaching with the list comment. Or missing the point of the AKC. Its a bit disingenuous to keep saying the list changes constantly.... I'm not trying to be mean. Just trying to be direct and simplify a complicated process.....
I kind of get what you're saying though on the surface level.
However, I feel if you really read how the process worked you would understand its not them changing or instantly adding a breed.
At the end of the day its just back and forth banter. I'm not mad over people I don't know talking trash on the internet about things they don't know.
Here is my take on it (Again):
The list only grows due to there being a world wide backlog of Pure Bred dogs that the AKC has yet to do the appropriate process for admission.
These are already established breeds. Not only that they have gone through years of going through the AKC's FSS process & their rarity group process. While only completing 1 or 2 a year. So these are breeds they have been tracking to for years & anyone who follows the AKC knows what's in the pipeline and the next steps and dates.
So it's literally the opposite of it being "American-centric" like you accused them of. It's them saying they don't know everything under the sun & that there were real dog breeds prior to the AKC being a thing. They are just setting a standard for stuff that was already out there. Or for more modern breeds, a standard that shouldn't allow dogs like the XL Bullies to gain acceptance.
There is a giant difference in accepting American XL Bullies in a registry or club versus an already established pure bred dog and proper working dog such as the Dogo Argentina ( recently added to AKC even though this has been a legit breed for decades.
To your point of "if not recognized today but maybe 20 years later."
The AKC has specific rules that forbid modern crosses of already recognized breeds to create a new "breed." This was specifically in the link I sent you.
If any of that changes they will lose their high ground.
I guess a dog breed is more than just crossing dogs for a look in most reputable registries standards.