[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Membership costs and the Review - Long
- From: "billie" <arelee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <WLFHRTGSD@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:41:29 -0800
Kelly, That is the most accurate, heartfelt post about our beloved breed,
and our sport, I have had the privilege to read in a long time.
In my opinion it should be printed someplace, where those who think it is
time to fall away or not support juniors or whatever, involved with this
wonderful breed and or the GSDCA organization could read it. Perhaps then
they would become part of making good things happen for our dogs and all of
us.
Every single word written is so true, there is no other breed, like our
beloved German Shepherd Dogs.
I dread the day, I no longer have even one to share my life with.
Beryl Eshom(who has been owned by at least one GSD for more than 40 years)
Arelee GSD
Davis, Ca
PS: I really hated to snip any part of this post in the reply, but I did
because of the length.There was no paragraph not worth reading. If someone
didn't read it, look for it in the archives. It is a post no German shepherd
lover should miss. Read it, all of it and take it to heart. It's not just
the cost or the Review, it is everything! IMHO
----- Original Message -----
From: <WLFHRTGSD@xxxxxxx>
To: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 9:32 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Membership costs and the Review - Long
> I'm afraid I don't recall who wrote the post about getting a discounted
> membership if you DON'T want the Review, but it came up yesterday.
>
> PLEASE NOTE THAT MY POST IS NOT AN ATTACK ON THE PERSON WHO RAISED THE
> QUESTION ABOVE - AND I AM NOT YELLING, BUT EMPHASIZING. I WOULD BE LEERY
OF TRYING
> TO PUT ANYTHING IN ITALICS (IT MIGHT COME UP REALLY STRANGE) SO MY BEST
OPTION
> IS CAPS.
>
> The cost for a single renewal is a little under 19 cents a day, and a
family
> renewal is a little under 17 cents a day - FOR A YEAR. Membership costs
have
> changed very little over the years, yet we continue to get more benefits -
we
> receive our communications from the club via e-mail, and our PC Website is
a
> treasure trove of information! Those who are listers, but not members,
have
> nearly as much access to club information via the National Blog, and the
PC
> website.
>
>
>
>
> If you have never seen the PC website then go take a look - look at the
photo
> from 9/11 - the firefighter resting, and grieving the horror. Look at his
> partner, exhausted from the searching. That photo isn't just on our
website -
> it was a NATIONAL photo.
>
> The German Shepherd Dog is, at once, the single most easily recognized
breed
> in the entire world. To a lost child, and to the family who has learned
that
> their child has been found, the dog who has tracked for hours, is worth a
> whole heck of a lot more than pittance we pay for our dues!
>
> To the criminal who is backed into a corner, the sight of a German
Shepherd
> is most unwelcome. They know that if they run, that dog will be on them.
To
> the police officer who's partner has four legs, the dog is a partner that
can
> do what a human partner cannot.
>
> To the soldier who curls his or her arms around their dog when they get to
> sleep a few hours, the dog is a soft, sympathetic soldier who won't
question
> their bravery or courage when they slip off the mask of being a soldier
and cry
> the tears of a human who has seen members of their platoon die in battle.
>
> To the family in the airport who's flight is delayed, the dog is a hero
for
> finding the bomb that would have blown their flight to see their
grandparents
> right out of the sky.
>
>
>
>
>
> The topic of "Why SHOULD I join the club when I can show dogs without
being a
> member?" comes up here as well. You can show dogs, you can do whatever
you
> want. But if you really love this breed, you will do everything you can to
make
> sure that the German Shepherd Dog retains it's reputation as a courageous,
> loyal, intelligent, versatile breed. WE have come a long way from the
days when
> conformation and obedience participants in one room was like throwing gas
on
> a fire.
>
> We still have a long way to go, and we are getting there. WE face an
uphill
> battle with PAWS and BSL. If you really love this breed, you will not
think
> about what is in it for me, but what will happen if I don't start or
continue
> to participate in the battles that face us now, and in the future.
>
> If you are not sure you want to be part of this club, look into the eyes
of
> your dog. Perhaps you will find the answers there.
>
> Consider too that we do NOT pay to be part of this list. How many of us
have
> received comfort in the middle of the night when a dog is sick, or your
bitch
> is in trouble whelping and you want to check in for immediate feedback, or
> you have lost a dog and know that the best and only place to spill your
grief is
> to the people who REALLY understand? Some people grieve privately, and do
> not post their losses. I have posted when I have lost a dog, and the
private
> responses have kept me going when I thought that I could just will my
heart to
> stop beating because it was torn so badly.
>
>
> It doesn't matter if you are brand new to the breed or have been in the
breed
> more years than some members have been alive. If you have a desire to
serve
> the breed, that is enough. There will be some thing, some way, some
effort
> you can make to better the club, and the breed. We, collectively, should
not
> rely on the board, the 20 year and 30 year members, or anyone else to make
> things happen.
>
>
>
> Let's make 2006 the year that the GSDCA has so many people working
together
> for the good of all that the board's e-mail is overflowing with so many
offers
> of help that it takes them all by pleasant surprise.
>
> Kelly Busse
> Proud to be GSDCA!
>
>
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