Shelters & Rescues trafficking in dogs?  2010 estimates exceed $20 million for imported mutts while American dogs languish in shelters.  Witouski reports.

ASPCA, SPCA, APCC, Unscramble the acronyms and the truth!  Are such non-profit groups always about animal cruelty, poison control, and saving pets?

Pet Parties instead of Tea Parties, a political insider explains how to thwart anti-breeder legislation through community organizing for dog owners.

License Please – Despite federal law, LA Animal Control threatens seizure of her service dogs!

Stemming The Animal Rights Tide - Anti-breeders groups from a professional groomer's experience. 

CA Anti-Pet Bill Pulled - AKC and NAIA led the effort while cat people worked from a different angle. 

Puppy Mills Defined  Is it your neighbor?  Your co-owner?  Maybe it's you?  Finally!  A legal definition and a rationale dissertation for hobby breeders.

Rush Limbaugh Censured Sportsmen's groups react to his HSUS support.  AKC is deafeningly silent. 

Self-Defeating Breeders!  Finallysolutions instead of the same old rehash of the animal rights problem.

More on "PUPS"  Worse than the Federal PAWS legislation that was defeated.  This one is moving fast!  

Animal Rights & White Elephants what we DON'T see, analogy and info on Pacelle, HSUS, etc.

USDA Inspection an inside look from people who are USDA Licensed - what it really means.

Update on the Mary Wild case.  No suspension, trial date reset again for handler who slept in air-conditioned comfort while her 7 dogs died in closed van parked in the sun. Outrage continues, Malamute club forbids any discussion on breed list, and has not suspended her from membership, citing  AKC's Club Suspension Policy

Grooming Rule Violations, selectively enforced? Ballot results and reader comments.

Demand AKC Papers? Addamo Asks - what is the credibility? Mixed Breeds, and more.

Puppy Mills > Pet Shops > AKC  That's the way Harper sees the show system through his daughter.

Registration Papers, like a car title, can signify quality or junk.  So who are those other "registries"?

Pro vs Amateur - Will AKC's new class help the non-professional.? Julie Borst-Reed on the concept.

AKC Ethics teaches Judges How To Judge but loses Judges.  Julie Borst Reed asks Where's the logic?

Proof Is In The Pudding  AKC Judge on qualifications of those who control our breeding and judging careers.

O'Connor On AKC  A thoughtful look at today's AKC from a breeder of BIS winners and top producers.

What's A Judge To Do?  A hard look at AKC's Conflict Policy by an AKC and UKC judge.

Missouri dog handler Mary Wild Where was she that night?  What about that garage? 

Rules Ignored on grooming, foreign substances.  It's not just AKC shows, Lee Mapley reports.

Is AKC just HSUS & PETA in disguise?  Why else would it sit on $millions and watch its own demise? 

Withholding Points or Ribbons?  What?? Not advance faked or mediocre show dogs to a Ch. title?

Merle Disqualification Rebuttal by G. Curran

Crime and Punishment  "Addamo Asks" and she always gives you the straight story.  A judge gets a lifetime sentence.  Was it fair or was it punishment?

Boulton Legal Defense. Do we want justice and fairness or puppets passing out ribbons?

Get Your Head Out Of The Sand - A Call to All AKC Clubs by AKC judge, breeder, past Pres. NCA.

Betrayed by AKC?  Petland (Puppy Mill Contract)  "Letters" with new meaning!

Guest Columnist says these disreputable Cattle Dog owners represent the ultimate “Dog Politicians.”

Calhoun's Cannon is pointed at all of us. If you haven't noticed AKC's registration woes, duck now!