GREAT post, Sheree. However, will never be able to get the narrow minded folks tom see the light, IMO. Honestly, it seems that they do not not want to risk the chance that someone, outside THEIR circle, may actually join and be an asset to the Club. Or, win at THEIR shows. Hence - this is why very few new GSD owners participate in the Club or at shows:( Barb Hively - PA DNA. It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd -----Original Message----- From: Sheree Moses <shereemosesgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, Aug 29, 2014 9:03 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Agendas Has it occurred to anyone that maybe Frank, as President, was simply trying to get new members? As Doc Zoe pointed out, the $36 membership rate was originally meant to entice WDA members to join, or for lapsed members to re-join. So the white people were smart enough to think about taking advantage of it; they are German Shepherds, whether they show in our conformation rings or not. After all the hate and discontent that's been spewing, I can't imagine why they'd want to be part of this club. Some of the posters have had me re-thinking my priorities in life, I have to remind myself that they are merely a (very) vocal minority and not representative of the vast majority of the members.And maybe I'm just confused, but I re-joined FB a couple of months ago because of the rants about "German dogs are going to take over the club" and "the BOD secretly wants to change our standard to mirror the SV" ....... all these supposed agendas.....well, they don't have whites, right? So which is it? Maybe it's not a conspiracy, just the BOD trying to get all GSDs in the club; Colored, white, AKC, Imported....it's one breed....our club isn't called the Colored German Shepherd Dog Club, or the American German Shepherd Dog club. We are the GSDCA, and, theoretically at least, all flavors are eligible. ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================