Using a German word to announce your American breeding can make you look like a hypocrite,just saying.I use VON because this is AMERICA & I can use any darn thing I please & breed anything I please.
Why don't you use dogs with DK in them?
Facts:
breed wardens are a resource for breeders to use if they choose, they do not tell breeders who to breed to;breeders have freedom to breed as the choose,as long as the dogs they breed to are registered to breed
I already answered the price issue
"High and mighty", "almighty","lowly bred", you seem to have issues,maybe you ought to drop the German word "von" from your kennel name so you are not associated, in any way, with what the DK represents.
Because the German clubs have an exclusive membership most people equate this to "better than".
Is it better, we can each decide for ourselves and spend our money where we believe it is better spent.