Hi All; All the talk about the mix breeds and folks breeding them, first with the exposure of taking our Club booth on the road to different doggie functions for educating the public on responsible ownership, and yes, the AKC mix breed program., I will tell you that the people I have meet that are training their "Mutts" already have them spayed or neutered as they have come from Rescue Groups that require this. Second., I know Evan mentioned about how new breeds come to it. Well, I found a new breed this week after being contacted by their National Club in regards to having shows and our show site and hotels. I asked her to send me the web site so I could find out about the breed. I love learning more about breeds and what is behind them. The breed is called the Silken WIndhound, go to there web site and read had the breed was developed over the last almost 40 years and they are seeking AKC approval. Very interesting reading, also have any of you read about the Boykin Spaniel, which will compete this year and is an all American breed. Cathy Kelstar fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx EarthLink Revolves Around You. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================