Now that we are not in the heat of so many battles. We have spent so much time telling the world what legislation not to pass, can we possibly come up with some solid recommendations about what should be passed. Here in Texas, now is the time to approach legislators with "positive" recommendations. We found in the last session that our legislators do listen. As a dog community, we need to start being "pro-active" instead of just saying "no" to everything. I, personally believe that if you have 25 or more intact breeding adult bitches, you are a puppy mill. How can we approach limits without penalizing the conscientious breeder? With the seizures and shutdowns we have seen lately, how can we creatively come up with ways to regulate places with 500 plus dogs? Idea, if we want to stop "puppy mills" stop making it lucrative for the pet stores. They should, in some way be responsible for the places they buy dogs from. We need really serious programs that educate the public about buying dogs. We need to teach them how to stop being suckers. Let's pose more questions and suggestions that make sense. Please respond publicly - if you don't mind being blasted or privately if you just want to share information. Thanks Mary ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================