In a message dated 8/11/2005 8:05:27 A.M. Central Standard Time, cyndy@xxxxxxxxxx writes: Kris, My guess would be that it takes an enormous amount of time, energy, and financial resources to participate in the sport, and these people choose to concentrate their efforts into the sport as opposed to running the organization. (Also two different skill sets) Cyndy Money and time are a factor. But are there really not enough qualified people within the working dog community to run the WDA? I find that hard to believe. Ileana ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================