the woman who bred the standard poodle i had back in the day was from england, and touk was actualy registered in the KC(?) which is the brittish akc. She said she chose to breed here in delaware because there was less pressure from her breeds club to breed solely for conformation. she was extremely succesful in showing, a few of her dogs goin best in breed at crufts, but she hinted at this sort of thing. From what she said I think the dog culture there is very different, and although there are a few bad eggs here stateside, I think we have a bit more control of the matter. there were a few inccorrect statements that were very un-BBC like, but it was very informative none the less.