I opened my paper this morning to find a long article calling for restriction of breeding. The part that was most disturbing was the article citing support from the president of the Silver State Kennel Club. He said professional breeders have no problem with breeding restrictions. '"We only breed to better the breed and because we want something to put in the show ring," said Connel, who breeds Akita and Shiba dogs.' It will be hard to fight an ordinance in Clark County with a breeder having this stance. The Animal Foundation president, supporting the bill, defined genuine breeders as those who will breed a dog once or twice in the animal's lifetime and advetise only in trade magazines. Colette ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================