Register Anything?  I am not here to put a.k.c. out of business but to ask please stop this way to register dogs, I sold a dog a few years back that had faults that I did not want to pass on.  As it may have killed the dog to breed her, I did not give papers and told them why the dog should not be bred.  I did not give limited registration for this very reason, that they could delete the Limited.  The man threatened to sue me because he said that the bitch could be bred and I can not stop him but I had my lawyer send him a letter that he signed a contract not to breed her.  I no longer heard from him but now he can get papers on her no matter what I say!  Yes he wanted the pedigree so people could see who she was out of.  Please AKC, please don't do this.  Others have said we don't want her bred for good reasons of health and we are trying to protect the standard and health on all dogs.  Again no, no, no! I exhibit and raise English Bulldogs for nearly 50 years and French Bulldogs for about 30 years.  Don't ruin our breeds for money.  We certainly don't make money by breeding right.  ruby grogg dygrosbullys@nc.rr.com

Holland Registers… Just to reply regarding your ‘new’ AKC ruling….. The way we register pedigree dogs here in Holland….

     1.  Within 10 days of mating the bitch a notification of it is sent to the Dutch KC (Raad van Beheer)
     2.  Form is received from Kennel club for registration of litter
     3.  This form has to be completed within 10 days of date of birth with the following info:.
          a.  size of litter
          b.  sex of litter
          c.  Kennel names of puppies!!!!!!!!!!
     4.  A form with the now official kennel names and pedigree register number is received by breeder from KC
     5.  After 6 weeks the representative of the KC comes around and chips the puppies against kennel name list and pedigree number,
     6.  Three weeks later, when pups are 9 weeks and are allowed to go to their forever homes, certified pedigree for every pup is received…
The Basic Breeding rules must have been adhered to or if not.. the pedigrees are not issued.
     1.  there should be at least 10 months between breeding.
     2.  The bitch should be at least 18 months and not older than 72 months.
     3.  Max of 3 C-sections
     4.  Max of 5 litters…
     5.  max age of bitch whelping is 8 years…..
Then if you belong to breed specific club the breeder also has to adhere to them. In general there are some extra rules eg. The dog and bitch must at least have been showed twice, restrictions of C sections… If this was applied to the States the puppymills would have no hope in hell to get a pedigree… and this also should apply to some ‘hobby’ breeders… Good luck with fighting this decision. Marion Geessink www.winnefall.com The Netherlands

Dead But Free!  The AR activists in the end want, like the environmentalists, for the PEOPLE to be crammed into "vibrant" (the environmentalist's word) cities, with the rest of the planet left for the animals and as few farmers as possible. One AR activist, when told that racehorses and domestic dogs would die like flies if let loose to fend for themselves without human help, said "at least they'd die FREE".  The AR nuts also say that it's OK if zoo animals die with the habitat destruction along with their wild kin. "They are better dead and FREE than alive in a CAGE". They want zoos and circuses and animal acts and ownership all outlawed.  In some states, they have had laws passed that animals are legally defined not as "property" but as "companion animals" and I suppose they will next have laws passed that "companion animals" have the same rights as "HUMAN companions".  We have to FIGHT these people!! Cindy Yost golleee@gmail.com

HS Buyout:  "WI Humane will be selling the dogs for $125 to $450. This puts them in direct competition with breeders …”  It does NOT, however put them in competition with decent legitimate breeders whose puppies are of a much higher quality, with genetically screened parents and proper raising and  socialization protocols.  Further, those puppies will be mutilated ( sterilized) at too early and age which will make them ripe for all sorts of health problems.  Wonder if the HS will "replace" the defective dogs they'll sell.  Julia Priest : k9julie@earthlink.net

More on HS Buyout Also found this online "They are building a $4,000,000. airport pet resort at the Minneapolis airport. Many private kennel operators applied for the same opportunity, but were out-bid by the finical resources of the Humane Society." I recall having read somewhere a while ago that there was a proposal to bill some kennels near the airport to make unexpected business travel more convenient for pet owners.  How in the world can Minneapolis Humane have that much money for this project?  It is not helping rescue homeless pets.  It is plain an simple just a great big business venture.  Surely this is way over the top for any non-profit organization.  Are both the public and governments regulating agencies blind? Nel  nel@liquorman.net