In a message dated 8/12/2005 8:58:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx writes: Many of my puppy buyers do not register their dogs. The happily pay a nice price to get a purebred puppy from a reputable breeder. I am thinking seriously of NOT giving papers to pet people, explaining the situation to them, and giving them a slightly lower price with no papers. If a lot of us (of all ************************************************* Syd, At our AB club meeting this past wednesday three members said they are going to do exactly what suggest. Two have Shi Tzu and one is a Pom breeder. Lee First of all, as suggested in someone's previous post, I'd never consider NOT registering an entire litter. The whole purpose of me breeding a litter is to have something to show and have some fun with, so....what's the point? Then, when I do have a litter, companion people are psyched to register their puppy. They pick names that will fit w/ my kennel name, they get their AKC stuff, they get regional club and parent club stuff w/ their puppy packet, they order the 4 generation pedigree (mine has pictures BUT the AKC one has a seal, lol!). In MY companion peoples' minds, the fact that there is a reputable registry behind the pedigree of their puppy and not a registry that no one's ever heard of is one of many things that sets me apart from the millers, ....but it's a big one!! I'm one county away from the puppy mill capital of PA and you had better believe I pound the heck out of that AKC logo:) Not only that, I have really neat companion people. They may or many not be interested in showing their dog, but they sure do follow the careers and brag on their dog's relatives! So, without registering them, just where do you propose that I show them???? Kathy three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================