[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: AKC FLYER SENT TO NEW GSD OWNERS
- From: John Lacher <john.lacher@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 13:41:59 -0800
Interesting statement by Tom Brown in which he states: "Instead of (*the
flyer)* being developed in a closet somewhere it might have been helpful to
display the proposed flyer in the Review or by email to the membership to *seek
comments prior to deciding on a final version.* Even our beloved board of
directors (and officers) is not omniscient. *I was thinking, consistant. *
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Redacted sender Gsdbroon@xxxxxxx for DMARC <
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Re: the New Puppy Owner Flyer
>
>
> As the purpose of the flyer is to inform, it is important that it not
> contain misinformation or mislead.
>
>
> The second paragraph states that “German Shepherd Dogs originated in 1899
> at Karlsruhe, Germany….” This is a surprise to me as to anyone who looked
> at one of the items in the secret exhibit that Vivian and I prepared and
> that was displayed at the Centennial Show. It was a photograph of an
> article in an 1894 issue of the Scientific American about* “German
> Shepherd Dogs”. *Was the magazine prescient? No. What happened in
> 1899, five years later, was the organization of “des Vereins fur deutsche
> Schaferhunde. The first lasting and most important German Shepherd Club
> about a breed that already existed.
>
>
> Since paragraph three mentions breeding or showing the new owner’s dog,
> there is nothing to suggest to the new owner that his new puppy may have a
> disqualification that would not allow it to be shown in the conformation
> ring. This is a new owner who may not know the difference between breed
> and performance venues. The new owner should be spared the embarrassment
> and anguish of first learning of his dog’s disqualification when he is in
> the middle of the breed ring. As to white dogs this is reinforced by the
> picture of the white dog.
>
>
> Perhaps an asterisk and footnote listing breed ring disqualifications
> could be added.
>
>
> I am happy about the elimination of the paragraph stating that that one of
> the best things to do for your dog is to spay or neuter. Here we are
> fighting mandatory spay and neuter laws and the GSDCA and AKC have been
> sending out flyer stating that it was a best thing.
>
>
> Instead of being developed in a closet somewhere it might have been
> helpful to display the proposed flyer in the Review or by email to the
> membership to seek comments prior to deciding on a final version. Even our
> beloved board of directors is not omniscient.
>
>
> Tom Brown
>
> ah, ha, ha, ha, ha, stayih alive
>
>
>
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