No, the CKC is the club incorporated with the Department of Agriculture under it's Animal Pedigree Act to maintain registrations of purebred dogs in Canada. The government does not run the club or have any control on how it does business, the CKC and it's officers and staff are responsible for the mess they have created. Jill Canada At 02:50 PM 4/2/2010, you wrote: >It is my understanding that the Canadian Kennel Club is government >run and is part of the Dept of Agriculture or some similar >agency. Canadians, am I correct? D.D. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================