In a message dated 6/14/11 10:17:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Stormy435@xxxxxxx writes: ARBA is a well respected registry that registers many dogs that AKC won't, and many ARBA registrants also dual register in AKC, APRI, UKC and more. I am the attorney for ARBA, and have been for years. When Bob offered to continue to register the rare breeds that have no registry in the United States, he did so to set up a system for those that did not have one. He then offered to transfer all his information to the AKC for any breed that they then accepted, and to stop registering them with ARBA. The AKC declined his offer. So, Bob decided to start a full registry for all breeds, AKC or not. He also holds shows for that registry, with the ARBA shows. It is called the Kennel Club USA. If you are interested, just go to ARBA and learn what fun you can have without the AKC. The AKC has said none of their judges can judge a show where an AKC breed is shown. I think they may have backed off of that position. I choose AKC because I admire and respect what they do. But, I protect ARBA and also respect the right of others to pick another registry. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================