AKC is denying that it withdrew its opposition to AB 1634...well, let's see. They are still unwilling to say that the Eukanuba show won't be held in Long Beach... so what are you going to believe? Also...from the Judges list, is this statement (which I received privately, too, so don't mind crossposting)... It seems that AKC bought the amendment re: Show/Performance Dog Exemption(for $$$) from the MSN requirement. However, that exemption dies on Jan 1, 2009. It would seem that the Invitational would be "ok" in Long Beach for the 2007 and 2008 years, but, on Jan 2, 2009, there would be "knocks on the doors" of those who have the expemtion, requiring the surrender of the animals to be spayed/neutered. The City of Los Angeles HAD a "Hobby Breeders" license years ago; you could have up to 7 dogs(not the 3 now)and breed 1-2 litters a year. They suddenly discontinued that license, and went door knocking to "pick up" the extra dogs. Check the old AKXC Gazettes from the 1970s- the Boston Terrier Breed column written by Charles and Donia Cline(both judges), she put that in her column. We learn slowly, but we learn. We can't trust the City/County/State re: animal licensing/limits and regulations. Even Legal, Licensed kennels are at risk; licenses can be revoked by the community at will. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================