Once again I am of the minority ( no pun intended) opinion on this issue!...I have an Army son who has a NOPI on his OFA hip ex-ray certificate!...I refuse to be told I MUST put an identifying chip in my dog...and I understand the reasons behind the mandate, never lost a dog in over 50 years of owning them ( the Air-force almost lost one of my dogs about 20 years ago...never told that story on the list before)....if folks are going to mis-represent the true identity of their dogs, chipping is not going to stop them.....I may change my mind on this, but for now, I not going to do it...yes I'm stubborn...but so are most of you!.....why else would you not feed Raw...lol....Ed Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: barbara17236@xxxxxxx To: crosswind45@xxxxxxxxx, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 6:30:00 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: DM designations NOPI -  No perm identification.  BTW - AKC will not accept and print test info on AKC registration and pedigrees.   IMO - RUN from these dogs because there is no reason, nowadays, for a dog not to be perm identified.  PI - Perm identification.  VPI - verified Perm Identification  (verified by vet at time of test, xrays, etc by scanning chip or checking tattoo, against info supplied by owner on OFA form) Barb Hively - PA DNA.  It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd -----Original Message----- From: crosswind45 <crosswind45@xxxxxxxxx> To: Showgsd-l <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, Jan 20, 2012 4:57 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] DM designations I'm sure someone can answer this:  What is the difference between PI, NOPI--both ppear to be carriers of DM.  Also VPI?  This is a great discussion for the ist. tephanie Cross===========================================================================OST is Copyrighted 2011.  All material remains the property of the original uthor and of GSD Communication, Inc. 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