Try the National Dog Registry .... Phone number is 1-800-NDR-DOGS. They have a huge data base and can usually find an owner with a partial number given. Is this dog about 8 yrs old? Lyn Kris Kudel <vomkristallaugen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: ===================== From: shephaven Date: 2006/11/08 Wed AM 04:14:32 CST To: mtmsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, show gsd Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Tattoo Number on Dog That is not a Canadian Tattoo Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Tripp" To: "show gsd" Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 6:37 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Tattoo Number on Dog The number on the dog is G986C1 All Help is appreciated. Mary -- It is not a German one or a USA bred Germanline, they use a specific system with their number letter arrangements. My contact in the Germanlines said no real way to trace it, it's just there for identification purposes. Kris Kudel Kamelot Shepherds UPDATED http://mysite.verizon.net/krisbob1/ GSDCA member ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ Lyn Chernak ~ CherLyn Shepherds A GSD for All Rings http://hometown.aol.com/cherlyngsd/home.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================