BUT, if the puppy owner has NO INTEREST in breeding, showing or AKC, why should they have to pay the fees. Many work their dogs in other groups beside AKC, maybe AKC should look at itself and its expenditures!! Morgan and His Angels Precious, OFA Princess, CGC, TDI, GSDCA Health Award "RAW" fed, No Vaccinations --- On Wed, 2/18/09, Jessica MacMillan <spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Jessica MacMillan <spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Odd AKC Delegate viewpoint To: pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 11:16 AM Kathy - Interesting you should point out the number of companion puppies not registered. We have been discussing that on Showdals too. If you saw the numbers of pups who are responsibly bred, spayed/neutered and NOT registered although people have the registrations - it is actually a very scarey future for the AKC.... Maybe we should ALL get in the habit of registering pups before they go to new homes or at least follow up with puppy buyers to make sure it is done... We might only be a small percentage, but if everyone would make sure their pets are registered, it would go aways to help the AKC coffers so they don't have to go alternate routes and alienate all of us who rely on them! Jess M. Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com) & The Shepherd Girls (Simmie, CGC, TDI, TC, HIC & Pepper, HIC) Member of: DCA, GSDCA & GTCDC _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================