AKC has thrown reputable breeders to the dogs! (pardon the pun). "Administrative Research Registration Service:(ARRS) A Reminder...Do you have breeding stock that is currently registered with another registry? The ARRS allows AKC staff to conduct pedigree research to determine registration eligibility for dogs upon customer request. Dogs may qualify for registration if pedigrees show no break in AKC lineage and all dogs originate from AKC registerable dogs. How to get started: You can fax, e-mail, or mail your dogs certificate from another registry, it is helpful if you send us your dogs pedigree as well , the Breeder relations dept., will conduct the research and if all bloodlines go back to AKC dogs we will go ahead and register your dog at no charge. There is no charge for us to complete the research. Contact us today to get your breeding stock registered. Fax 919-816-4232 E-mail: _dogbreeders@xxxxxxxx (mailto:dogbreeders@xxxxxxx) Mail: AKC, Breeder Relations Dept., PO Box 900067,Raleigh, NC, 27617 This is the letter I received from a friend. I called the Registrations dept. at AKC and was told that it is true, except she said they will charge $30 for registration. So much for DNA. A Dachshund person just got her American Pet Registry dog AKC registered. So now they are not giving a Rats... about DNA. Why should we bother with the expense and why should we bother keeping accurate records. I'm sure AKC will be glad to do the research for us. Oh and I wonder just how much research is actually done and what the cost is on that? So much for limited registration. All you have to do is register your dog with the American Pet registry and submit that pedigree to AKC and WAL AH! Seldom do we put limited registration on a dog without a purpose Generally health or hereditary defects that should not be allowed to reproduce. I have never seen anything the AKC BOD minutes nor has our Delegate ever been notified that this was going to happen. How did this come about? Our local All breed club will be writing to AKC. Judi Bendt ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================