I'm going to be gone from tomorrow until sometime Monday evening........so won't be bugging anyone on any lists, at least about legislation. I do hope, tho, that you all realize by now that we dog fanciers are facing a terrible threat. Other states aren't even waiting to see if AB 1634 passes...they are talking about mandatory s/n laws as I type. If we continue to ignore the bad legislation that keeps popping up, and turn a blind eye because we think WE personally won't feel any difference in our lives........and if we put our money and our faith in famous AKC names, or even in the AKC, instead of with experienced fighters against bad legislation who know that the only way to deal with a bad bill is to kill it, not compromise or amend it......... OR if we say things like "well, I don't think Bill O'Reilly is the right person to speak for us," then we are doomed.............Bill O'Reilly may not be your favorite person...but we have to use who we've got...and so long as nobody is going to "take out" Bob Barker or the ignorant celebrities who keep giving scads of money to PETA and HSUS.........yes, we're doomed. I hope to return to the computer after next week and find out that everyone has joined together and is doing their level best to defeat the bill in California, to knock the Ohio bill out of the park (not compromise on it), and WORK TOGETHER. Peggy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================