In a message dated 8/23/2009 9:05:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: We are losing a lot of good people, (myself excepted), and we need to ask why that is. We don't appreciate the board, instead we blame them for doing too much, or not enough. We now lose Carolyn, Dave and Gail. We do need to think about why that is? Evan, Let's face it, we are living in a very cruel, self centered society. Who would want the grief of getting castigated by your (so called) family. Like the mother who was suing her son on Judge Judy. How sad! Unfortunately some have other agenda than the German Shepherd. With the power of media, such as this, grief can be sped at a much faster pace. Take this list. There was a time when it was fun, and we all exchanged idea's. Even if we disagreed. Now, you have to wear asbestos if you post to the list. For the life of me, I have never seen such hatred in some people. Not just this Club, but this society. Who would want to welcome that kind of grief! Randy C. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================