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Pearl

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Barked: Thu Sep 14, '06 4:58am PST


	Forwarded with permission of the author Thought some of you might care about this....after promoting the High Volume Breeders business and getting behind PAWS, the AKC has now outdone itself. Today at the Delegates meeting, the AKC announced that the Board has signed a contract with Petland Discount stores to educate store employees about the importance of AKC registration. The plan is that the store will charge the AKC registration fee at the time of sale and register the puppy on line. My understanding is that the Board voted 12 to 1 to enter into this contract. Write, email, call your Board members, especially contact Dennis Sprung...tell them to activate the termination clause in the contract...that we, the constituents and customers of the AKC, do NOT want the AKC involved in business with a pet shop! Peggy AKC contact info President Dennis B. Sprung The American Kennel Club 260 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 212-689-1532 Email: dbs@akc.org Board emails Ronald H. Menaker - rmenrmen@aol.com Hon David C. Merriam - dmerriam@mindspring.com Dr. William R. Newman - dansdad@pennswoods.net Dr. Carmen L. Battaglia - cbattaglia@mindspring.com Dr. Thomas M. Davies - dunwich@samnet.net David Keene - keeneideas@email.msn.com Mr. Steven D. Gladstone - sdg@cwcorgi.com Dr. J. Charles Garvin - jcgarvin@adelphia.net Dr. Patricia H. Haines - ofkpointer@aol.com Mrs. Nina Schaefer - osakanuc@aol.com Ms. Patricia C. Scully - pat_scully@bd.com Mrs. Patti L. Strand - naia@involved.com Mr. Walter F. Goodman - wfgoodman@mindspring.com

Oh, you mean- now!

Barked: Thu Oct 19, '06 4:30am PST


	I have often wondered why the AKC doesn't screen those who want to register with them more closely. Every puppy mill, every petstore and backyard breeder advertise "AKC" registered puppies. What does that say about the AKC? Seems anyone can register a dog regardless of breeding or genetic defect. It is a shame, beause I believe the organization could be pro-active in banning registration of the aforementioned, but I guess money speaks louder than words.

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Barked: Sat Apr 5, '08 4:20pm PST


	AKC is just a registry. Nothing more, nothing less. We need to tell people that just because their dogs are "AKC registered", that doesn't prove that they are a good breeder. Heck, my uncle is registered with them, and he's a BYB.

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