That is a disappointment. I know it's so super easy at the novice level, but anything that encourage members to participate in performance trials should be encouraged. Perhaps instituting it at the advanced levels could be a compromise. Stormy On Jul 26, 2009, at 12:05 PM, helenfranklin520@xxxxxxx wrote: > I just received a phone call that at the boad meeting, under the > agenda "obedience" the board voted to remove Rally from AOE.? I had > no idea of this, nor was I asked.? Jane was, and she asked that it > remain and it did.? I am overwhelmed that such a major decision > could be made without contacting the chair of that committee for > their input. > Helen Franklin ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================