You can think it won't affect you, or those who rehome, or your co- owners, but it will. Check the comments already there, tell APHIS that the changes are bad as they are n ow written. Example.. it states that if you have more than 4 'breeding females" and sell ONE unseen in your residence by the purchaser, you must be USDA licensed. That includes co-owners, selling a rehomed dog, selling your "pup back' at your co-owner's residence.. all very undefined and unclear. Find a dog you like at the National? Arrange to take the dog back home with you? That is selling and buying a dog with out visiting the residence before purchase. Please comment... I do almost daily now. It's easy, write it in a text message so you won't time out on the site. Signing the AKC petition is fine, but all 40,000 signatures will only count as ONE comment to APHIS. Looking forward to seeing names of GSDCA members there. Hardly any yet :-(. Board Members? Committee Chairs? I would love to see your names there. Only 3 more weeks left to comment... http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=APHIS-2011-0003-0001 Stormy Hope ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================