Hi; In response to the question about a response from the Senator. I emailed his office, and have not gotten any response. I also though the list would like to know that at a recent presentation of his Bill at which AKC President Sprung was present, along with the HSUS, the Senator spoke of his 2 year old GSD which he got from a small breeder and who had a litter of puppies last year. It seems the wonderful Senator falls into the "backyard breeder" category. I will take bets that he did not do any health checks, or give contracts to his puppy buyers, yet he wants to regulate the fancy! This information was from an article that a Delegate posted on my AKC Delegates list. I have asked Lisa at AKC these very questions about the Senator's breeding, let's see if I get a reply. Cathy Kelstar Catherine Murch fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================