Cyndy............this is a year old. (like the entire Petland debacle)........unless you know some secret about AKC trying to sneak Petland in under our noses AGAIN-------- Peggy cyndy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > September 2006 - AKC WITHDRAWING FROM PETLAND AGREEMENT Letter from the >AKC: At the September Delegates Meeting AKC reported that we had reached >an agreement with Petland in order to facilitate the registration of dogs >that are already AKC registrable. >Precedence: bulk >AKC's Board of Directors and management believed that this agreement would >have helped to further the mission of the AKC. Promoting responsible dog >ownership to new puppy owners, implementing our care and conditions >policies,and exposing more dog owners to AKC educational programs and >services would have had even greater reach. > >In the past few weeks we have received many comments about this agreement, >both positive and negative. We have listened to the concerns and because >thisissue has become so divisive, we believe it is in the best interest of >our sport and the American Kennel Club not to go forward with this >initiative. > >Ron Menaker, Chairman of the Board >Dennis B. Sprung, President and CEO >============================================================================ >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 >============================================================================ > > > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================