Tish, Many of my puppy family never register their pups.........they wanted a GOOD pup, they paid for a good pup..........pup is spayed/nuetered............just never REALLY a reason to register them.as they see it. Mo >I printed out the article but haven't read it yet so probably shouldn't > comment. But for the sake of discussion --- Carmen has been very > concerned about > the drop in AKC litter registrations and GSD registrations (all dogs > really). The limited registration which AKC put into effect in the early > 90s is > responsible for some portion at least of the drop in registrations. It's > not > that limiting the gene pool is bad. It's the drop in litter and > registration > numbers that's a big concern. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================