In a message dated 5/15/2010 5:54:55 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Its high time the fancy ran the AKC instead of the other way around. I bitch about the AKC as much as the next person. But, who do we think we are to tell someone else how they run their business. I am always amazed when we try to dictate to the AKC. We don't have to register our dogs, enter the shows, pay the fees, or even breed dogs that are AKC registered. There are other registries, other dog shows, and other systems. But, we chose to breed and register AKC animals. We chose to show at AKC shows, and we chose to support the AKC. We don't have to, and they sure don't have to listen to us as to how they run their business. If the AKC is making a bad decision, with the fees for judges, for raising the expenses for registration, requiring clubs to have more matches or anything else, they will go out of business. We have no right to tell them how to run their organization. Unlike the GSDCA, where we are the club, we are not the AKC. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================