Paul......I am not throwing rocks or faulting AKC. I am saying that with all their clout and power and recognition, they should head this up for all of us and all these other Organizations I have mentioned. That is THEIR LIFE.....THEIR FORTE...THEIR BUSINESS!! They KNOW who the Clubs are......they KNOW who enters their shows and puts on their shows....they have their finger on all this....they have the power to get us organized help. That's all I'm saying and I still believe they should! They make money on every entry on every show.....SURELY they can send that information to EVERY CLUB....EVERY VET, EVERY DOG FOOD Co....etc. Or send extras to Clubs for us to take to known Breeder Vets, Pet Co, etc. OR.....via e-mail .....anything. They have their finger on the pulse....we're always stuck in a last minute frenzy of Faxes, calls, letters, e-mails. We need to get AHEAD of these groups.....put them on the defensive. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx www.marhaven.com >> Paul adds...> > AKC does yeoman's work when it comes to this situation. Sure...we could all > fault someone for something but let's take stock of their entire > perspective.> > AKC has done a lot to unite the factions. Each month they publish a pamphlet > on prospective dog legislation in each state. All our PClub members need to > do to be included is ask. OR...someone ask for them. I am going to send a > request tonight to AKC legislative division and request that publication be > sent several Officers and Board Members. That way they will see the > excellent work AKC is ALREADY doing and hopefully...support those efforts > even more.> > Throwing rocks only works if it hits the people that SHOULD be hit...AKC > isn't one of them.> > Paul > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================