This is not a Biblical issue.....?? And I'm not clear where you think "fear" is the problem from those of us who do not want to weaken the Standard by a vote being put forth to lessen the penalty for two Standard faults? This would actually result in increasing the faults we will see in the Breed and in the ring. WHY would anyone want that?? I doubt you would hear many complaints that you refer to as "fear"... if the changes to the Standard actually were to IMPROVE the Breed by RAISING the bar on faults. to quote: "Change, for change's sake, is a recipe for failure" Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.marhaven.com -----Original Message-----"ELG440@xxxxxxx" for DMARC Subject: All we have to fear is fear itself, or white dogs In a message dated 5/27/2014 6:27:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx writes: Which should we do? Move the target or ask that those who play the game to improve their aim? Dave and I agree on most things. I know that those who don't want to change the standard may not be fearing change but are satisfied with things they way they are. If that is the case, then there should be no change. Ask yourself if you are satisfied with everything the way it is? If the answer is "yes" then not only are you the only truly happy person in the world, but also perfect in your own world. Not that there is anything wrong with that. You don't have to fear change to want no change. But, those who want changes have always been able to articulate why there should be that change. Too many who want to argue against change have no such answers, other than it is just the way it has been. Remember dog is mentioned 14 times in the Bible, but if you read it backwards, many more times. Evan ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================