=46YI: The practice of withholding registration papers has been going on forever. And for their part, AKC *will* back up a breeder who chooses to do this! It's the breeder's personal choice how to sell since the breeder is the one who has done all the work. The litter is their personal, private property, so they get to decide how, when and to whom they sell their property... as well as for what price, if any. AKC's position on withholding papers can be found here: http://makeashorterlink.com/?U1E121B9B =3D*=3D*=3D*=3D* Karen C. kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx "Show me your dog and I'll tell you what manner of man you are." -- Captain Max von Stephanitz, German Shepherd Dog breed founder ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================