I don't see anything in her post that states she knew. What I see is that she checked with AKC and was told it was not in use. AKC would not know since it was not a registerd kennel name. If she did not want anyone else to use that name she should have registered it when she starting using it. ******** This is an interesting reply to the lady from BlackOaks. Just out of curiosity, if you knew that the name was already being used in any form, why would you have wanted to use it? It IS customary not to use a kennel name someone else already has as it does lead to confusion ************************************************* When I originally decided on the name I called AKC to make sure it wasn't registered, they certainly didn't have a problem with it or mention any other breeders to me. Whatever.... ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================