Amy - how are you going to educate a man away from what is making him millions? Private breeders will not breed enough (according to the AKC) to supply the demand for puppies....of course, if you balance that against all the puppies that people can't seem to find homes for, it makes no sense at all... but Hunte is in the money business, not in the dog business...not in the same way most people on this list are, anyway. It could very well be that the man just wanted a dog of his own, (yeah, right) but I tend to believe this is an attempt of his to make him appear less distasteful to the fancy as we know it. Yes, the dog world as we know it is dying...that's the truth. Endorsing people like Andrew Hunte is NOT going to resuscitate it, however. He isn't about preserving or protecting the breed...he's about making money...and that's it. Not an area I know much about, unhappily! Peggy almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >If this is in fact the same man as the puppy miller Hunte,,,,,,,,Wouldn't it >be nice if this Andrew Hunte might see a different side of things and change >his ways ? Maybe this is the opportunity for him to see what he is doing is >not right. >Maybe this sport needs new people and we need to take them in and educate >them. We can't afford the luxury at turning our noses at anyone with a dying >sport on our hands. >I could see the worth in educating this man rather than turning him >away.......... > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================