Wednesday evening was the annual picnic for the German Shepherd Dog Club of Central Ohio, and our first get-together after our summer break. Although the focus of the evening was social (for the members and dogs), we had also planned for a short membership meeting. At the meeting I presented as much information as I could about PAWS and the reason for opposing it. A motion was made for Rosemary Booth (our secretary) and me (as president) to draft a letter outlining the opposition to this poorly conceived piece of legislation by our members and our club. The letter is to be sent to the AKC, all of the legislatures from Ohio, the sponsors of the Bill, and the local media. The motion passed unanimously, and Rosemary and I will get the letter drafted asap. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Ayotte john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Frankenhaus German Shepherds http://www.jmadesign.com/Frankenhaus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================