Honestly, that sounds like either the product of paranoid delusions or a helluva self-justification story.

The truth is, I can't think of any dog bust in history where authorities bothered to DNA an involved dog(s), or or even cared "how it was bred," or made any attempt at all to link it to a breeder.

If Tom was truly worried about "the feds" having his address, then he shouldn't have posted his address on his own website for years.

I do agree with his statement that, by registering every pup off of every litter, anyone could project a man's income off of pups ... but the simple fact is, NO MATTER WHAT registration body a breeder uses, if the IRS demands to see the paperwork, then by God that registration body has to produce it. So if the IRS demanded that the ADBA give up Tom's records, then the ADBA has to comply. This is why many breeders do not fool with ADBA papers at all anymore, but it is not the ADBA's fault--they have to cooperate with any federal investigation.

Anyway, I didn't want this thread to degenerate into a question about Garner's integrity (Fastlane's or anyone else's) but only wanted to get the names of whatever registration bodies there are, for a dropdown menu selection for the upcoming database, soon-to-be released

Thanks!

Jack