It is highly inappropriate to make decisions on issues when a committee chair is not even aware. I think Helen is owed and apology. Was this in the agenda?? RE: Rally..............It may seem very "easy" for those experienced performance people. But get an owner with 2 left feet, and things can get complicated..........trust me.....LOL What I find disheartening AND discouraging is the message sent. It takes away from those who may view Rally as an opening to more advance performance competition. It is very hard for some people to muster to courage to go out there with their dogs and do something fun. Do away with this eliminating propaganda. Are the current AOE holders with Rally titles going to see their AOE removed? Are we looking at the beginning herding titles the same way? I sure hope not on both cases. Seems like someone jumped the gun. This is by far the least of the concerns for our club, surely there are other issues more "pressing" than to deal with Rally titles, especially without the AOE chair awareness. Just my two cents. Ileana **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222585106x1201462830/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd =JulystepsfooterNO115) ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================