According to page 2 of the 2010 Red Book ( everyone DOES have the 2010 Red Book right?), the actual amount of GSD registrations in 2010 was 38,383, a decline of 2,555 over the previous year. In fact, there has been a decline over the last few years which would lead me to believe that in 2011 there were even fewer GSDs registered. I will know for a fact in a few months when I get the report from AKC. Liz _www.lealynn.com_ (http://www.lealynn.com/) GSDCA member since 1976 Signers of the Breeders Code AKC Breeder of Merit In a message dated 2/1/2012 9:21:57 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx writes: According to most recent AKC statistics we hover in the vicinity of 45,000 to 46.000 annual registrations for the German Shepherd Dog. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================