Yes, it IS the AKC's fault, IMHO. I guess I didn't make my point clearly, yet again. I was not talking about breeders and/or puppy buyers. I was relating to the Today Show report on the AKC. Period. Please don't add to what I said. The AKC did not/does not do a very good job of what they say they do. They have all this propaganda out there, on their website and in their advertising and can't seem to do what THEY say they do! They, themselves, mislead the uninformed public, who, of course, think that they are educating themselves! The only point of my original post is that - I think the Today Show did a good job of showing that the AKC does not do what it says it does. Paula, 160 days and counting Home of 2012 GSDCA Dual Title EXCELLENT Award Recipient, 2 Time AKC JAM/AOE Recipient, International Champion, Canadian Champion, & American Silver Grand Champion, Asgard Harley Davidson, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA CHIC #64047 (Original Version), 1st male GSD Grand Champion. 2010 #1 GSD in California, Lifetime #1 GSD in Michigan, 2010 #1 GSD male in USA (AKC GCH Stats), 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Invitee, Lifetime AKC Eukanuba Invitee. 2 Time Cruft's Invitee. ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 08:25:08 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Today Show ....................................You can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink. Plenty of people out there that want cheap and some are just plain stupid. That's not the AKC's fault. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================