The New Year has begun and with it comes a slew of new inhospitable legislative proposals. Many of the proponents of these punitive measures must spend a lot of time in deep dark basements dreaming up some of their outlandish proposals.

Wouldn't it be better if WE came up with a model national dog legislation and supported it to a fare thee well before the congress. I am sure we could get sympathetic congressman and senators to get behind it. Enough of this defensive business, it is now time to take the offense. Make PETA and HSUS react to us instead of the other way around. Lets put them back on their heels!

In a forthcoming article in the Canine Chronicle and a number of Breed magazines titled It's War!, I call for an all out effort against the "enemy," one that is supported by all the forces that allied against California AB1634 and bankrolled largely by AKC. Read it and see if you don't agree now is the time to go on the attack and AKC should be the primary money support.

I continue to be depressed by the sinking entries at All Breed and Specialty shows. Too few people exhibiting in hope of finding elusive majors. I think we have finally reached the point that it is beginning to sink in that we have too many shows for the entries we are getting.

In the January-February issue of the Spaniel Journal Loretta Baughan writes on the supposed pet overpopulation problem in the US. "Listen up! The notion that there is an overpopulation problem is nothing more than a figment of the imagination of the anti-pet, anti-owner, anti-pet breeder animal rights fanatics. Yes, you read that correctly. There is definitely NOT and overpopulation of dogs or cats, at least not in the United States. There may have been a problem 25-30 years ago, but due to heavy promotion of spay and neuter, it is estimated that over 75% of dogs and more than 87% of cats have been surgically sterilized. The pendulum has swung so far in the opposite direction that now, we are actually facing a shortage of pets -- a pet under population."

"Many in the animal rights crowd know this dirty little secret, but they are unwilling to be honest about it since they would lose credibility - not to mention a very effective "tool" to leverage the public for donations, influence politicians to pass unnecessary legislation and the media to propagate their lies. Animal rights extremists have advanced their agenda by erroneously placing the blame for 'pet over population' on pet breeders. They have been successful at using this falsehood to convince pet owners that the 'responsible' thing to do is to subject their pets to surgical sterilization in order to combat 'pet over population'. Sadly, they have even hoodwinked many purebred breeders into thinking they must pressure their buyers to spay or neuter their puppies and kittens- to the detriment of many purebred gene pools. As a result, with fewer individual dogs being used in breeding programs, health problems are increasing as diversity is decreasing."

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From the New York Times

"Dogs play a larger role in health than realized, (Viktor Korotayev/Reuters). Dogs have long had special standing in the medical world. Trained to see for the blind, hear for the deaf and move for the immobilized , dogs have become indispensable companions for people with disabilities.

But dogs appear to be much more than four- legged health care workers. Over the years, data on the larger role dogs play in health has trickled out from various corners of the earth. One Japanese study found pet owners made 30% fewer visits to doctors. A Melbourne study of 6,000 people showed that owners of dogs and other pets had lower cholesterol, blood pressure and heart attack risks compared with people who didn't have pets. Obviously the better health of pet owners could be explained by a variety of factors, but many experts believe companion animals improve health at least in part by lowering stress.

The role of dogs play in medicine is celebrated in a new book, "Paws & Effect: The Healing Power of Dogs" ( Alyson Books, 2007), which chronicles the numerous ways dogs contribute to our health.

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