Yes, very sad. Among former members were Charlie Chester and Gloria Birch. Today, there are only a few of us here who show in conformation. In the Fort Worth Club there are three of us, and in the Dallas area I can think of a handful more. The problem was not supporting the club. It goes WAY back when someone in the Dallas club didn't like someone in the Fort Worth club, and the Dallas club stayed small and was run by one or two people. As the club began to grow, (as Ileana and I and a few others joined) we had to move into this century, and that was quite a struggle. Eventually the club folded out of apathy. I was gone, Ileana tried her best to keep it open but no one else wanted to so it died. I hear rumors a few are trying to start it back up. If they do, I hope they see the value in offering 4 specialty weekends with the Fort Worth GSD club. The Fort Worth club has survived in part through the efforts of Eunice Gerloff and her herding folks. We are now offering herding trials, and asking permission to hold a HGH next year. (No promises!) Everyone likes each other, and everyone works hard. Although only three of us show, Nanci Nellis, myself, and Pat Evans, everyone pitches in at the shows and herding trials/instinct tests. Sadly, we've had to go with All Breeds since losing our partnership with Dallas. We get good entries, but they are not as much fun. :( Cyndy www.texasdogs.com -----Original Message----- From: DIR [mailto:Dir@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:54 PM To: cyndy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx; 'SHOWGSD-L'; dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: What is your favorite show? I understand Dallas no longer has a GSD specialty club. How sad is that? One would think a city that large would certainly have enough GSD folks to support a club. Many years ago they held the National. Guess it goes with "the way we were". Sandi To: <spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "'SHOWGSD-L'" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:32 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: What is your favorite show? > My favorite shows were when Dallas and Fort Worth had them together. > Always > majors, always a heck of a good time! Mild weather, easy to fly in or > drive, etc from most places. > > The Llama match was especially fun... > > Cyndy > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Jessica MacMillan > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 11:51 AM > To: SHOWGSD-L; dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] What is your favorite show? > > Indoor shows: > > Chicago International weekend in February.. Not crazy about the loading > and > unloading, but love all the vendors, the big rings, the chance to sit > around > and B.S. like we used to do at shows. > > Outdoor shows...... 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