Hi All; I am delighted as a Delegate that AKC sent the survey out to the fancy. They have listened to what the Delegates had to say after the Petland fiasco. Yes, it will generate money and money is needed as AKC registrations have declined sufficiently in the past 10 years after the high volume breeders program was put into effect. If we of the fancy, do not want to pay higher registration fees and entry fees money must be raised somewhere. I believe that this will help clubs financially with additional entries in performance and also educate more dog owners on what the AR's are up to and to help us fight these issues. I started off in this great sport with an ILP GSD after owning a Troll granddaughter for over 14 years. Thanks to Sheba I got hooked on the confirmation ring, prehaps this will have the same effect on others. Cathy Catherine Murch fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================