I doubt that you could count on ALL Shepherd people switching registries. Remember, the Australian Shepherd breed has two registries..... You would probably have a certain percentage that would prefer to stay with AKC..... the largest percentage would participate in both registries....and a smaller percentage would only show in the other registry (UKC, for example). So, in essence, it probably wouldn't make much difference to AKC. BTW, there is nothing to stop any GSD person from registering and showing only UKC now. Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Ebestep" <tykegsd@xxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 5:05 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: showgsd-l Digest V1 #164 > > Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > showgsd-l Digest Wed, 12 Dec 2007 Volume: 01 Issue: 164 > > Just out of curiosity, how much does the AKC get from shep registrations > and show entries and any other income from the breed? Translation - how > much would they be hurt if ALL sheps and shep activities switched to > another registry? Like maybe UKC, which has a far better history of being > pro-dog? And how much does the breed get from the AKC these days? > Yes, UKC has far fewer shows, but I wonder if they would increase their > activities if they had more demand for them. > Elaine > > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================