Yes, a registry that has no warden to inspect every litter to see if they are who they are said to be. I do not believe we need a warden but we surely do need every sire-dam and pups DNA'd but for parentage. Can you or anyone else explain to me why we now have Piebald and Panda in our breed? Considering US Davis had a vet that left after the Pandas I do not know for sure if they DNA'd back to their grandparents to see if they were GSD's? Since more than one sire can sire a litter it would be interesting to know. AKC does not require DNA as yet so other breeds could continue to be registered as a GSD that are not. Theresa --- On Wed, 5/1/13, Ileana <inquestgsd@xxxxxxx> wrote: At the risk of sounding simplistic, they are a registry. Period. Ileana Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2013, at 5:13 PM, ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote: > Just for discussion, what do we think the obligation, or maybe purpose of > the AKC is? > > I won't post my opinion, but would like to hear what others think. > > Evan L. Ginsburg > gsyrfund.com > Asgard German Shepherds > _http://www.asgardgsd.com_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > > > In a message dated 5/1/13 9:00:51 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > Yet, AKC accepts them > from the puppy mills breeders with no problem > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================