Dear Everyone, Just for general information I personally hear this every day!! So many people cannot take the time to talk to a newcomer or a person who comes across as "dumb". It saddens me but it also makes me very angry at many of you out there. Sharon Allbright ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Harper" <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 7:36 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] communication > Had a phone call from a gentleman who was inquiring about using our stud > dog. This man had two or three stud dogs recommended to him in order to > help correct a fault in his well bred bitch's gait. Going away needed > help. To my surprise this gentleman informed me that he had called two > other breeders and that two of them had been so rude and arrogant, because > he was a new comer, that he simply told them he no longer wished to talk > to them and quietly hung up. This man was not put off, he is determined, > but he surely did not come away with a good impression - > Here we are in > a situation whereby we are loosing members, not bringing in new > ones,entries are down, registrations are down, people going to other > breeds etc. What is wrong with this picture? We cannot, in my book, > capture a new audience, attract the public when we cannot treat each other > with common courtesy. > How can we negotiate for what we might think is best for our breed when we > are dodging bullets? > Nancy > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================