If AKC loses credibility, the puppy mill registrys will gain. Seems like a boycott would be a little like 'cutting off your nose to spite your face'. I suspect we'd be the ones losing in the long run. Janice In a message dated 8/11/05 10:04:49 PM Mountain Daylight Time, Elsyd1@xxxxxxx writes: Many of my puppy buyers do not register their dogs. The happily pay a nice price to get a purebred puppy from a reputable breeder. I am thinking seriously of NOT giving papers to pet people, explaining the situation to them, and giving them a slightly lower price with no papers. If a lot of us (of all breeds) did this, the AKC would suffer greatly. Actually, UKC registration papers would make most puppy buyers just as happy. This would be in the form of a boycott. What thinketh the list? Syd Syd Mailberg 425-432-4144 23910 SE 276th St Maple Valley, Wa. 98038 www.kingswoodgermanshepherds.homestead.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================