You don't know the Verien fur Deutsche Schaferhunde, then!
The parent (in the true sense) club of the German Shepherd REQUIRES all GS gunning for conformation titles finish work in SchHI at least.
As much work as that involves (alot more than just obedience), many people manage to get these titles by the time the dog is 2yo, and then he can go on to conformation TITLE (judgements can be made before then, but cannot have a title).
They are also very stringent about who get to breed - i.e., who is registrable. If your dog is not titled, or has poor hips, etc., his pups cannot be registered.
AKC doesn't need to be as anal as Germans are, but they SHOULD have some minimum for every breed, like a simple Novice Obedience title. It might help better ensure the dogs have some kind of mental/emotional capability.
I simply disagree with you. And, I'm quite aware of the German system. We looked into getting a Munsterlander before we settled on spinoni. But, the whole breed club warden thing seemed rather unAmerican to me!
susie