Actually, I may be mistaken but I think that the offcial rule is that she can register the litter BUT it takes both signatures to transfer ownership of the individual animals. So, she can have the litter but can't sell the pups. It doesn't work that way with breeding males................ -- Suzanne www.tsalishepherds.com Home of Ch Cookie HT RN TC CGC, Ch Flair, BIS/BISS Ch Yancy HIC HT PT RN TC CGC, Ch Flash, Mousser (10 points/1 mjr), and Lil' Miss Gilli! Website updated 01/06 -------------- Original message -------------- From: Peggy <pmick@xxxxxxxxx> > I don't know...this topic came up last year with a bitch I bred (I am > not much in favor of co-owning bitches) and according to the AKC, the > only way a co-owner can stop another co-owner from registering a litter > would be to question the DNA... the certificate date wasn't an issue in > this case. > This is, of course, why the AKC has always disliked co-owns...and > now, AKC's off the hook insofar as one registering a litter without the > other's approval or knowledge. > Of course, I'm assuming that people only co-own with trusted > individuals, not with strangers or people they don't know well...but > things go wrong, as we all know.... > Peggy > Stormy435@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > So if the original registration was with the co-owner across the > > country and she/he bred the bitch without your knowledge or consent, > > she could register the litter? Seems to me that's where a lot of > > trouble came in with co-owners and forging signatures when the owners > > didn't agree on plans for the bitch. I was sent via email a reguest > > for authentication of YO's recent litter and I was asked for the > > certificate number. That's covered. Maybe the co-owner > > authentication is covered in some fashion, too? > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================