Oops forgot one thing on the pet dealer issue and now I recall why I thought it would apply to me even though I had only sold 5 puppies in 2008. I had a litter of 2 and a litter of 6 last year. From the litter of 6, 5 puppies were sold. From the litter of 2, one was "offered for sale" even though because of the new owner's schedule she could not pick her up until after the first of the year. The pet dealer language includes dogs offered for sale in its definition. I knew there was some reason that when I read the pet dealer definition initially I saw it would apply to me personally. It probably would not apply to me this year as we are only planning on one litter, and probably no litters for several years after that. So that is also confusing- am I a pet dealer because once I had 5 puppies sold and one offered for sale within a year, or is it the prior year, or is it the current year? I am not sure about that, will have to re-read with that in mind.
I keep much more involved records than what this bill requires, but they are for me, and I guess for AKC if I ever bred 4 litters a year (I can't imagine doing that and remaining sane but it could happen if I stay co-owner on bitches who are bred by others I guess).
Really, this time I am going back to work
