Carolyn et all...it would be wonderful to combine into one or two but reality is that each state must take action. Our state representatives and senators tell us all the time that they have no idea unless we, the constituents, let them know first hand. So we really can't let our fight just be one lobbyist. My personal thought is that our Parent Club must act now, along with AKC and along with all other breed club and dog clubs to band together and fight. But unless we are united we really don't stand a chance. It is a state by state fight because some states are not enacting these stupid laws. Truly we are not doing the work. When was the last time your club or the parent club got on TV to talk about good stewardship or breeding or something people are interested in. Like how our dogs do therapy, or other work that others in a less competitive world might care about. I wish it could be simple but I think we have to do a lot of state by state work which means we all need to do what we can: send money, use some local activism, write letters, inform the masses etc... But this is not a one persons ideas, we all need to share and keep the talk going...we have to do this and now! terra Terra Fairburn & Nanc Kinley Keggi Fair German Shepherds www.keggifair.com (UPDATED) members of the GSDC of Quad Cities & GSDCA www.gsdcqc.com ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================