In a message dated 1/26/2007 2:25:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, medusasmom1@xxxxxxxxx writes: It will be interesting to see the outcome of this,but I fear purebred dogs as a whole will suffer.If he gains entry into our parent club,whos club is next?Whats to stop him from buying up many nice specials and funding their careers to get them all in the top winning dogs out there?This corp. has the funds and marketers to do it. They could feasibly take over the top winning dogs in all 7 groups and totally disclaim breeders crys of"dont buy pet shop pups as they are not the quaility of dedicated breeders dogs!"! Wouldnt that look nice to John Q Puppy buying public if several dogs linked to petland were dominating the showdog world??? Its a lot of what ifs,but its is a sad situation indeed. Tami I agree with you, very sad and a lot of pitfalls. Where to draw the line , indeed. But if we have members amongst us that are guilty of much the same but on a smaller level, how do we justify that? I am not defending Mr Hunte's business, not at all. I am interested and trying to see this very perplexing and complicated issue from all possible sides, ours , his, the AKCs the Parent Club. If he cannot be denied membership, then what? Do we run like lemmings to the sea to cancel our memberships or not enter dog shows where he may be? It seems there is no clear answer, and I am highly interested to see the different views. One thing is clear, there is no easy solution Warmly Kathy Tank _Victory German Shepherds_ (http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/index.htm) ~ WEBSITE UPDATED: DEC 14, 2006 Home of CH. ELVASTON'S NATIONS CUP, TC, OFA H/E DNA'D "NITRO" 26 BISS/ BESTS OF BREED TO DATE 2006 PACIFIC COAST VICTOR ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 ============================================================================