I'm sure we've all heard of breeders losing entire litters to herpes, parvo, etc. Combine that with pet owners who don't register and I'm sure it could add up to 40% not being registered. Melissa > > 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? > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================