In a message dated 12/6/2005 1:03:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, inflight2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: How does a dog have 40+ litters, producing 200+ puppies, and have less than 60% of those animals registered? What are the bitch owners doing with 40+/-% of the puppies? Well, in a lot of cases, it could be that the PET puppy buyer doesn't bother to register the puppy. That happens a lot with pet buyers. One solution to that would be for the breeder to register the dog, but that could get pricey. You COULD add that on to the cost of the puppy, but that is not always possible (depends on the market area). Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA a rumor flies around the world while the truth is still putting it's shoes on.. _http://www.rihadin.com_ (http://www.rihadin.com/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================