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Bazza you are indeed missing something, that is exactly what Sue said:

"Tell you what, since it is disclosed every year in the KC Annual returns, the KC are aware of every member each club has"

Which is why I dared to suggest that breed clubs might want to consider making this a rule of their own so that their members would have to comply.  It would be a start, and if enough publicity were given to it, pointing out that it was more than Accredited Breeders have to do, then slowly but surely you could start to influence the puppy buyers.  

I'll say this just one more time - the KC are only aware of the NUMBER of members each club has, not of their names and addresses, other than committee members.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO !
Doppleganger originally posted :-

Why not ask your breed club to put it in their rules that members must do all the health tests and maybe give a limit - ok you won't stop Joe Public registering them but you can promote the healthy dogs bred by your members.

Doppleganger, sorry but by simply asking this question it shows your lack of knowledge of the GSD

The GSD Breed Council, to which many clubs are members, does have a Breeders Charter which links into the Breed Survey,  thus promoting healthy dogs.

The KC have failed to take this on board, even when suggested that a 2 tier registration system be adopted, which would not result in a drop in registrations, and allow Joe Public/Puppy Buyer to see which puppies had be born to health tested parents.

However the KC "like all undemocratic regimes, as the pressure builds for change, those in control become more and more radical in their actions; isolating and punishing certain groups and making overt displays of strength to gain control" 

Different thing altogether.  Breed Club Rules have to be complied with, or else the member can be thrown out of the club.

And for your information my first GSD was born in 1978 and I have been involved with the breed since then, as an owner, breeder, handler, judge or club member.