AKC papers are basically the same as a car title. It has no bearing on quality what so ever. That rusted out beater in the junk yard has a car title to it, just like Jay Leno's $80 bazillion dollar supercar. Just because something comes with registration papers, doesn't mean it's "better" or "should be bred" or "can be shown", it just says "yup, this dog is most likely purebred." or "yup, it's a car."