On 24 Feb 2005 12:49:18 -0800 (PST) RockRoll <rockrollkennel@yahoo.com> writes:

> Dear Olde English Bulldogge enthusiasts and friends,I have put together a petition to send to the Dog Fancy Magazine. This petition is designed to show OUR disapproval
 of the information on the Olde English Bulldogge Breed featured article, which was published in the April issue. In this issue, the magazine states that the OEBKC, operated
 by Tim Kelly, is the Olde English Bulldogge breed’s National Breed Club! This information was published along  with Tim Kelly’s contact information and a link to the OEBKC
 website!  If you believe this information printed in the April issue to be misleading, untrue and unfair, please feel free to sign this petition!

> ALL REGISTRY OWNERS, ALL OLDE ENGLISH BULLDOGGE OWNERS:

> When signing, please use your full name, address and contact information so that we may be taken seriously! I have used mystatement as an example. It is important that we
 do not lose signatures, so please return this e-mail to me at linda@rockroll.com . You can also forward this to others….if you have received this as a forward from someone 
other than me, please sign and send to  linda@rockroll.com and continue to forward to others. Your response by March 10th is greatly appreciated. 

Thank you!!
 Linda

 1.Name: Linda Harper
 Email:  ( linda@rockroll.com )
 Buisness(if applicable): RockRoll Kennel
 City & State: Waco, Texas
 Phone: 254-412-1029
 Comments: I have been seriously considering placing a 2 inch add with Dog Fancy to advertise my kennel, however after reading what was published in the April issue…how can
 I now advertise in the same magazine which has advertised against how my dogs are registered? The OEBKC is NOT the breeds national breed registry!! The breed was first registered
 with ARF, then NKC and now with many other registries including NBA, WBA, IOEBA, UCA, CKC…ECT!!!  I am furious at what the magazine published! They used pictures submitted
 by the IOEBA and this registries owner, but then used information submitted by OEBKC members. The IOEBA currently has 84 active registered OEB kennels compared to the
10 kennels listed as being registered with the OEBKC.  I know there are many other kennels registered through other well established registries, so the information published is
false and very misleading. (I was also disturbed that they would make a comparison of our dogs nature…to the nature of a PIT BULL!!! Even though their was no ill intent). 

 2. Name: Marjorie Kelley
Email:  heritagebulldogges@yahoo.com 
Business (if applicable): Heritage Olde English Bulldogges
City & State: Gilman VT
Phone: 802-892-9987
Comments:  As a breeder of Olde English Bulldogs as well as an advertiser in Dog Fancy, I am personally offended by the misinformation in your recent article on my breed in the April
issue.  No one designated the OEBKC the "national registery" for this breed other than Tim Kelly. There are several established, larger registries who could very well make this statement.
Unless there is a retraction or at the very least a follow-up article with more complete and true information about this breed, I will no longer be interested in spending my money to advertise 
in Dog Fancy. To compare our dogs to Pit Bulls is not only discrediting, it is simply not true.

 Marjorie Kelley
 Heritage Olde English Bulldogges

 3. Name HEATHER C. AULT
 Email: henrypym@ev1.net 
Business (if applicable): LONESTAR BULLDOGGES
City & State:AUSTIN, TEXAS
Phone: 1 512 301 3745
Comments:  I WAS AND AM DISTURBED BY DOG FANCY MAGAZINES INACCURATE AND FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE OEBKC BEING THE NATIONAL REGISTRY FOR
THIS BREED,THAT IS INCORRECT INFORMATION AND SHOULD BE RETRACTED, AS WELL AS THE HEINOUS COMPARISON OF THE OLD BULLDOGGE TO THE PITBULL 
TERRIER, TWO DIFFERENT AND DISTINCT BREEDS, AFTER HAVING SPENT MONEY TO ADVERTISE IN DOG FANCY (APRIL THRU SEPTEMBER OF 2004) I WILL NO
LONGER ADVERTISE OR ENDORSE DOG FANCY MAGAZINE IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM UNTIL THE FACTS ARE REPRESENTED CORRECTLY AND FAIRLY TO THE
OLDE ENGLISH BULLDOGGE. A BREED WITH MANY REGISTRIES   AND EVEN MORE SUPPORTERS AND OWNERS. THIS BREED DESERVES INTELLIGENT AND FACTUAL
JOURNALISM AND UNTIL WE RECIEVE THAT FROM DOG FANCY MAGAZINE, I NO LONGER HAVE NEED OF THEIR ADVERTISEMENT. 

HEATHER C AULT
LONESTAR BULLDOGGES

 4. Name: Jane Borland
Email: bullie54@yahoo.com
Business - SandyCreek Kennels (yes we raise Pits and Rotts, too)
City & State: Akron, AL
Phone: 205-361-9371
Comments:  None - well - none that I want in print.

5.Name: Daniel D Eckhoff
Email: ddeckhoff@msn.com
Business (if applicable): Stonehenge Bulldogges
City & State: Omaha, NE
Phone: 402 320 0007
Comments: I have just become aware of your latest article about the Olde English Bulldogge.  I have not had a chance to read this article myself, but I have become aware of the false statements
about the breed that were contained with this article.  I feel it is completely unfair to even compare this breed the Pit bull, which has a horrible reputation for being vicious.  The Olde English
Bulldogges can not be compared to the Pit Bull in temperment.  I personally have never met one that was remotely aggressive in nature.  They also attract a completely different kind of owner. 
The people that want an Olde, want a warm loving family pet that  will also protect them.  As for the OEBKC, I personally have never heard of them and I have been breeding the Olde Enlglish Bulldogge
for 5 yrs.  My dogs are currently registered with the IOEBA, CKC and WBA, all of which have more dogs regisitered than the OEBKC 

 6. Name:  Will & Liz Perrien
Email:  bulldogge3232@yahoo.com 
Business (if applicable):  Rio Bravo Bulldogges
City & State: Canutillo Texas
Phone:  (915) 886-9998
Comments:  I am extremely disappointed and disturbed about the Olde English Bulldogge article in the April issue of Dog Fancy.   I have been a long time advertiser and financial supporter
of both Dog Fancy and Dog World magazines since 1989 and I am shocked that Dog Fancy would be so careless and inaccurately represent the Olde English Bulldogge breed as well 
as shamefully disrespect and alienate the vast majority of it's Olde English Bulldogge advertisers by printing such a poorly written article. Three of the photos in the article are of my dogs
and I would have never allowed the use of these photos had I been aware of the article's false statements, inaccurate biased contents and the poor research that obviously went into the article.
Dog Fancy contacted me soliciting advertisement for the April issue based on the highlighting of my breed of chose the Olde English Bulldogge.   I agreed to purchase two ads under false
pretense in my opinion now that I have viewed the article and I will be contacting you concerning a refund.  I'm also sure Dog Fancy contacted numerous other OEB breeders/advertisers
and encouraged them to purchase advertising space in the April issue like myself.  I guarantee many of these breeders would not have done so if they were aware of the inaccuracies of this
poorly researched article. The vast majority of Olde English Bulldogges are not registered with the OEBKC nor does the OEBKC have this breed or breeder's best interest at heart in my opinion.
It is a sad day when the owner of this small group is stated as the official representative of my breed of choice the Olde English Bulldogge. I do hope Dog Fancy can show it's TRUE
professionalism and character and reprint the article or print a retraction to prove that my loyalty and hard earned advertisement dollars have not been misplaced or in vain. 

 7. Janice Gruetzmacher
 ThunderValley Bull Dogs
 PO Box 116, Peyton, Co. 80831
 (719)749-2102
 Janscloset@aol.com
 www.bulldogbreeder.com

 Unless there is a follow up correcting ALL the misinformation in your Olde article, I will no longer be advertising with Dog Fancy or  any magizine associated with it. 
 Where in heavens name did you get that the OEBKC is the national registry.  OEBKC is just a small organization that recently started.  There are many fine registeries 
 and one of the best and oldest and biggest is the IOEBA. among  others.  I am sure we will see a follow up article correcting this matter.
  Janice

 8. NAME: GENE HILL
 EMAIL: oldredrooster@juno.com
 BUSINESS: BLACK MAGIC BULLDOGGES KENNEL
 CITY & STATE: ROGERS TEXAS 76569
 PHONE: 254-642-0027 or 254-642-1148
 COMMENTS: WHILE I FOUND THE ARTICLE INTERSTING TO A POINT, I DID FEEL THAT  BREEDERS OF THIS GREAT BREED WERE LEFT OUT OF THE MIX. THERE ARE
NUMEROUS REGRISTRIES THAT RECOGNIZE AND PROMOTE THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE OLDE ENGLISH BULLDOGGE. THE WBA, NBA, IOEBA, TO 
 NAME A FEW. ALSO THE CKC RECOGNIZES THE OLDE AS A RARE BREED. THE  LEAVITT DOGS ARE ONLY A LINE DEVELOPED BY ONE MAN WHO HAS SINCE QUIT
 BREEDING DOGS AND OTHER BREEDERS HAVE DEVEOPED THEIR OWN LINES TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS BREED. IN NO WAY CAN MR. KELLEY BE
 GIVEN THE HONOR OF DEVELOPING THE OLDE. MR. LEAVITT DESERVE THE CREDIT OF STARTING THE OLDE ENGLISHE BULLDOGGE BUT IN NO WAY CAN HE OR
 SHOULD HE RECEIVE THE SOLE CREDIT. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER BREEDERS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED JUST AS MUCH OR MORE IN DEVELOPING THIS BREED
AND ARE STILL STRIVING TO KEEP THE BREED AS IT WAS INTENDED TO BE A  HEALTHY, ENERGETIC, LOVING COMPANION CAPABLE OF WORKING OR A COUCH 
 POTATO. I FEEL A BETTER RESEARCHED AND INFORMATIVE ARTICLE  AN ARTICLELE SHOULD BE PUBLISHED TO GIVE CREDIT TO THOSE THAT ARE STILL
 DEVELOPING THEIR LINES OF THE OLDE ENGLISH BULLDOGS. I FOUND IT AMUSING THAT NONE OF THE LEAVITT LINES WHERE SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS. APPARENTLY
 SOMEONE FELT THAT OTHER PEOPLE DOGS OTHER THAN THE  LEAVITT LINE WERE MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STANDARD.>  

 9. Name: Chris Ellingsen
 Email: bulldogge@direcway.com
JC's Olde Bulldogge Barn, registered kennel, breeder of Olde English Bulldogges
 City & State: Lemon Cove, Ca.
Phone: 559-597-2136.

Comments:

10. Name:  Hentzien Laurent
email:  infodogs@oldebulledogge.com
 City /State: 29 Avenue d'Alsace 70 290 Champagney FRANCE
 Phone :  0033 30671420408

Comments:I am outraged of reading such remarks, I find that ridiculous and stupid, have knowledge cynophiles, in the worst case I could can be to give you some courses than is in
 theory or in  practice.  If you wish it I invite you at home and you will be able to even note by you.  With when stops the human connery

 11. Name:  Jodie Mallory
 Email:  Jodiemallory@aol.com
 Business:  Arrowhead-Bulldogges
 City & State:  Glendale Arizona
 Phone:  602-375-3005

Comments:  Obviously, there was misleading information on Dog Fancy magazine.  I for one think that there should be some kind of an apology/corrected followup article done to clear this situation. 
Before allowing articles to be put on Dog Fancy, they should at least research to make sure correct information is being used. After all, it is their reputation. 

 12. Name:  Jeffrey Prewitt
 Email:  blacknight704@hotmail.com
 Business:  Blacknight's Bulldogges
 City & State:  Cleveland Ohio
 Phone:  216-581-8773

 I personally have an ad running in the Dog Fancy Magazine at this time, I also feel that with the information coming out in regards to the Oldes will definitely affect us all.  You will find yourself
 doing even more explaining of what the Olde is now especially with Tim kelly leading the charge or crusade against everyone.  It is ashame that they didn't consult more before releasing this 
 information and this could considerably set us all back. I have  decided not to advertise anymore in the Dog Fancy magazine.

13. Name: Donald and Tammy Sellers
 Email:gg_3@hotmail.com 
City & State: Waynesboro ,Ms .39367
 Phone: 601-735-3417

 Comments: I was very pleased to hear that our  wonderful breed would  be in Dog Fancy but I feel that a little more research should have conducted . They are many great clubs
 and breeders that put many hours of work into their dogs. Please take the time to check out other breeders and more information. WBA ,CKC,IOEBA  are just a few great clubs with
 many, many breeders and owners. Again ,it was great to see our breed ,but we would also like for it to be fair to all,  not just a few.    

Donald and Tammy Sellers

 14. Name:  SHARON  NUNLEY
 Email:  nunleyranch@blomand.net
 Business:  www.nunleyranch.com Nunley Ranch, and National Bulldogge Assoc. and registry. www.nationalbulldoggeassoc.com
 City & State:  PELHAM, TN. 37366
 Phone:  931-467-3307

 Comments: we are very upset about the mis-information given by your magazine on the Olde English Bulldogge!, Makes me wonder how True  ANY of your articles are now. 
 We also will be cancelling any future advertising we were doing with Dog Fancy, Dog World, Dogs USA, Puppys USA, and any "Bowtie" publications.  I have recently heard 
 that "Bowtie" publacations will be "only advertising for Leavit  bloodline or strain of bulldogges"???? This statment is posted on  the message board of your “preferred” kennel club.. so is this 
magazine now taking  or choosing to single out a bloodline or particlar strain of a breed and only advertize for that one kennel??  [As stated on YOUR Favored OEBKC site which
consist of a message  board to cut down or belittle other people!]

 15. Name: Scott and Deanna Read 
 Email: 1sread@charter.net
 Buisness: Big Valley BullDogges
 City & State: California
 Phone:  209-667-5168

Comments: The responsibility of a publication such as Dog Fancy is to report the ACURATE TRUTH!

 16. Name:dean tibbett 
 Email:  alky3d@pacifier.com
 Business: tibbetts competition kennels 
 City & State:battleground wa  
 Phone:360-687-4798

I have receved your magazine and I must say I strongly dissaprove of your article on the OEB! I would hope to see a retraction very soon. by all means do some reasearch!untill 
I see a positive movement by your magazine I will no longer spend my money on advertising or on  the bowtie publications itself. be sure I will spread the word! good or bad it is your choice.


17. Name: Ray & Sue Giacobbe
 Email:WBAregistry@aol.com
 Buisness : WBA Registry, Roadhouse Kennels
 City & State: Holly Hill, FL 
 Phone: 1-386-437-4762 

Comments: We are very upset that we were solicited by your magazine  to advertise is your issue specialing the Olde English Bulldogge and then to have the article to pertain to only one line of the Breed. 
The persone did a type of phone interview. We advetised both the registry and kennel. This breed has been around since the 20s and 30s. My Dad's uncle had an Olde Enlgish Bulldogge on  his farm where
my Dad grew up. The dog lived to be 14 years old. We were calling the breed Olde English Bulldogge back in the 60s. We were not even aware of David Leavitt until about 5 years ago. Then the Leavitt
people's clain to fame is a book called "The World of Fighting Dogs" by Dr. Carl Semencic. Now Leavitt is named in the book as the founder of this breed and that is what Tim Kelly and his group are
going on. Tim Kelly is a fellow in his 30s? and is from England He has not a clue as to what was breed or who was breeding them in this country before the 90s. He has changed his registry several
 times and this new registry of his has only been around for a short time. Now after saying all this, I feel we are entitled to a full refund for our 2 adds we place with Dog Fancy Magazine.  Your Bo 
Ross and another lady had the nerve to contact us to place our adds again. We will nerver advertise with you again because of this. You need to print a retaction a corrected article on our beloved breed 
 and include all in the article. 
Sincerely, Ray & Sue Giacobbe

 18. Name:  Tom & Terry Stanley
 Email:  tstanley@new.rr.com  
City & State:  Green BayWI
 Phone:  920.469.8608

To the Editors at Dog Fancy - We are extremely distressed at the misrepresentation of the Olde English Bulldogge breed in your latest issue, as well as available,  legitimate registries for these noble dogs.
 Research for this article was obviously incompetent at best.  There are several other registries for OEB's which have been around for years and which offer balanced and accurate informaton about Oldes, 
most prominent of which is the IOBEA: Since some of the photos run with your article happen to belong to a board member of the IOEBA, we can only assume that the article's author either had contact
with that person's kennel or at least it's website...ACCURATE and extensive information about Oldes is available by either speaking to the kennel owner or actually reading the information on the website.
Shame on you all for not fact checking! The very least you can do would be to offer a prominent apology along with refunds to the respectable and responsible breeders who advertised in your magazine
in conjunction with that article: A "donation of apology" to the IOEBA wouldn't be out of order either!

19. Name: Maryann Frachiseur 
 Email:  mafra@earthlink.net
 Business:  F&F Bulldogges
City & State: Dacula Ga.30019
 Phone:  770-963-1688

COMMENT: I have had a on going sub. for your dog fancy mag for over  6 yrs,But someone seriously dropped the ball,did not do their  research, David Leavitts OEB is but 1 of the many bloodlines of olde
english bulldogges,how about the Hermes or ,just to name a few of the well known bloodlines,GallantFarms, Sullivans, Southern Star, Greenleys, Rio Bravo,.these are but a few,the list goes on, Please
if you are going to do a article on a OLDE ENGLISH BULLDOGGES breed  get all the facts. We own and share our home with 14 of these  beautiful loving dogges,our bullies are registered with the
IOEBA,and CKC. I will not be renewing my subscription,I really trusted your magazine for the information it put out about dogs,but you really messed up on my own beloved breed(olde english  bulldogges).

 20. Name:  Eryka Batiste
 Email:  e.batiste2@verizon.net 
 City & State:  Lewisville TX 75067
Phone:  972-315-0544

Comments:  I am not a breeder but I am an owner of the Olde Breed.  I dont feel that Leavit strain of Olde should be the only strain of Olde that is advertised in  Dog Fancy or any other magazine.  I dont 
feel that Dog Fancy did all the research on the breed before they printed their information.  That is a shame that someone would take what little information that they had and run with it.  It doesnt do
the breeders, that have put in time and experience into their lines, any justice at all.  Hopefully they will see the error in their ways and revise what they have printed.

21. Name:  Brian Reynolds
Email: brynlds@juno.com 
 Business: Chile'B Ranch : http://www.freewebs.com/chilebranch/index.htm
 City & State: Fort Worth Texas
 Phone: 817-514-0498 

Shame on you for not doing your homework. Your article on the Olde English Bulldogge was a travesty. Please Please Please from one of  your many subscribers do some research.
Others have pointed out the mistakes that were made so I wont rehash. I anxiously await your correction.

 22.Name: Tracy Hendricks
 Email: tnrm03@aol.com
Business: G - Town Kennels, Olde English Bulldogges & APBT’s 
City & State: Waco, Texas
 Phone: 254-546-0215

Comments: Let me say first off that I have always been a big fan of the Dog Fancy magazine. I have just read the article that was published on the Olde English Bulldogges in your magazine
and I was shocked at the lack of research that was put into the article. In fact I'm not even sure if that is even capable of being a true statement.  It wasn't the total lack of research as much
as it was the lack in thought. How can a magazine such as yourself who has articles in it on a regular basis placed by the IOEBA hide behind lack of research?  How hard is it to look within
your own pages to find that there are other registries who not only exist but who actually advertise in your magazine? We could even break this down a little farther. How many of the OEB kennels
that advertise through you are actually registered with the OEBKC? You would think that when you started your research that you would include the opinions of the general public, not to mention
your own customers. The IOEBA has over 80 kennels registered with them and that's not even touching all the individuals and pet owners who register through the IOEBA as well. And what about CKC?
Although it is not a breed specific registry,  they still offer registration for the Olde English Bulldogges. There is also the ARF who was the first registry to recognize the Olde English Bulldogge
as a breed! And then there is also the WBA. I also noticed that you had pictures attached to this article of dogs that are owned by an IOEBA kennel, which further proves that you had before hand
knowledge of the other registries. With all of this knowledge that the magazine possessed where did things go wrong? This article is a slap in the face to all of us who love this breed. 
This article not only offends its owners but it degrades all of the hard work that has went into this breed. Over all I am deeply hurt and disappointed in the lack of commitment that you chose
to show in your article on a breed that I love so much. Because you have decided to make the choice to represent the OEBKC as your choice of registries, I have decided to make a choice
of my own. I will no longer buy your magazine until you make it right by correcting the errors that you have printed for all to see. I will also make sure that others are well aware of my choice.

Tracy Hendricks
 G - Town Kennels


 23. Name:Russell Kirk 
 Email: rk@hot.rr.com  
 Business: Retro-Bulldogges 
 City & State: Waco TX
 Phone: 254-714-1447 

Comments:  I'm a breeder of Olde English Bulldogs since 1998, as well as a previous advertiser and perscriber with Dog Fancy - First of all I would like to thank you for your efforts in educating the
public to the rare breed of Olde English Bulldogges. However, I have  not had a chance to read the article myself, but I have become aware of its short commings by my fellow breeders many
of which have signed this pettion. The Olde English Bulldogge breeders I know have worked very hard for a long time to perfect and  peserve the Olde English Bulldogges victorian heiritage
and they all deserve the right to be respected and heard on any issue concerning this breed. I would hope that the journalistic integraty of the Dog Fancy magizine would be such as it would
not let these short comming remain without telling the whole truth about the breed. Thank you  

 24.Name:  Al Walker
 Email: stodghills.arf@juno.com  
Business: ANIMAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION  [ARF]
City & State: Quinlan Texas
 Phone: 903.356.2267
Web sites: www.animalresearchfoundation.com  www.stodghillsarfregistry.com  www.arfusa.com

Comments:  The  Animal Research Foundation, est. 1947, has been researching standard breeds, rare breeds, re-creations of breeds, and the development of new breeds for the better part
 of 60 years.  As part of our recognition and registration of a breed known as the OLDE ENGLISH BULLDOGGE, we have had the unique privilege of speaking to many breeders and OEB
enthusiasts, both here in the states and overseas.  Unfortunately, we are not acquainted with all the individuals that are making a very valid complaint about your OEB article, published in DOG
FANCY; however, I have had the privilege of speaking to many devoted breeders by phone, seeking our advice, and explaining to them our purpose, as the Animal Research Foundation. 
Therefore, we have turned down registering what some refer to as an OEB, as they had no idea whatsoever, in regards to how the genetic process was organized to create the dog they now
own.  This is why, back in the 70's, Mr. David Leavitt contacted Mr. Tom D. Stodghill, in regards to a breeding program.  Later, Dr. Carl Semencic published Mr. Leavitt's work in his book,
indicating that the Leavitt bloodline was 1/2 English Bulldog, 1/6 American Bulldog, 1/6 Bullmastiff, and 1/6 American Pit Bull Terrier.  Further, Mr. Leavitt is credited for naming the OEB breed. 
As a result of what others might do to his special OEB breed,  David started his own registry so that he would have more control as to how he might save his bloodline from being polluted with
even other breeds, or making the breed too agressive, or by exacerbating many of its common health issues.  Needless-to- say, other opportunists did jump on David's work; one of the first
being Mr. Greg Hermes.  At the time when Mr. Hermes  was  re-creating the OEB bloodline, ARF knew all the AKC blloodlines he was using to make his breed.  However, Mr. Hermes
abandoned his breeding program and bred just about anything that came into heat.  Then, he registered his dogs with the CKC as a miscellaneous OEB breed - as he could no longer account
for how he created his own breed.  Such a pity!  Then he sold the pups, as OEBs, to the unsuspecting public, as they were "precious" and "adorable" pups. But, as the breed  became more popular, 
and there was a market for sales, soon many were making the claim that their kennel and their registry were the only one from which to trade.  Therefore, the ARF has become very selective 
as to the breeders it wishes  to represent, i.e., if breeders cannot establish the genetic gene pool of their bloodline, and show how they are correcting the breeding and the breathing  problems
that are inherent within the English Bulldog breed, and establish how their bloodline is a working breed, they have  missed the whole point of their breeding program.  In the almost - 60 years
of our ARF history, we have seen dozens of "registries" come and go, and we have seen thousands of breeders come and go, and we have seen magazine writers submit articles for 
publication, when they had nothing substanial to write about.  It took Mr. Tom D. Stodghill 32 years of researching the Catahoula Leopard before he ever wrote the book on the breed. 
Mr. Dave Putnam, spent 5 years researching the American Bulldog, but,  even then, he failed to realize that the ARF was the first to name the breed he was writing about, and the first
to register the breed. Neither of these facts are even mentioned in his book, "The Working American Bulldog".   The ARF does purchase DOG FANCY, from time-to-time; however,
ARF has never purchased a DOG FANCY subscription.  We shake our heads over its many  articles and advertisments, as we have found that the magazine has little to do with the truth,
but a lot to do with sales.   If DOG FANCY does not sell ads, they cannot publish a magazine, or pay salaries.  However, due to a very bad article, let us not cut off our noses to spite our faces. 
DOG FANCY is still a major medium in which to advertise your kennel.  Tell them of their mistake, but  forgive them as you would want forgiveness if you had made a big error. 
One day, the April 2005 DOG FANCY issue will be nothing more than "a bump in your driveway".  ARF appreciates everyone who labors to do the right thing - being responsible for their own
breeding program, and placing pups in responsible homes.  Until next time, take care. 

Al Walker - ARF.