Dear Sally, Many people have written the AKC and let them know our feelings. When we were first asked our "opinions" a year or more ago before mixed breeds were allowed to compete at all, we wrote then, too. I have simply been responding to questions that people on the list have had. The list has no power to change many things discussed here. So, if the consensus is that this is a boring discussion....we can take it off the list. If anyone else wants to discuss this, feel free to email me privately. _ejdegen@xxxxxxxx (mailto:ejdegen@xxxxxxx) Julie Degen _www.caissonkennels.com_ (http://www.caissonkennels.com/) "A well-balanced German Shepherd has a title on both ends!" In a message dated 1/21/2010 7:36:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Msg: #7 in digest From: "sally" <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Mixed Breeds Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:31:42 -0600 Wouldn't it be of more value to write akc and express your feelings about allowing mixed breeds in rather then arguing about it here? It is a good topic but the list has no power to change things where as numerous objections voiced to akc might ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================