Yes, Mr. Hunte is now a member and there is nothing that we can do about it. The problem is that people are buying puppies from pet shops. If there were no demand for pet shop puppies, Mr. Hunte would be out of the puppy mill business. Whether this man is a member of our Parent Club or not, does not stop the puppy mills in this country. Getting the information to the buying public about their purchases is the problem. I don't have the answer to stopping where people purchase their pets. All I do know is that business goes on where there is a demand for the product. I personally feel that ALL pet shops that sell dogs and cats should not exist. If the public had to go to a breeder to purchase their pets, we could control who would own our dogs. I do not sell to people that I feel are not the appropriate home for my puppies, but then again I rarely breed a litter and can be very selective as to who owns one of my dogs. I don't believe for one minute that we can shut down all pet shops, but we can try to get more information out to the public as to where they should purchase their pet. This would stop some of the demand for the "pet shop" puppy. Food for thought? JMO, Mary ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================