Yikes !! Guess I was being too subtle with the earlier sow's ear/silk purse post. Or even the post that reminded us all that going to court is sometimes like falling into a molasses lake. It is very hard to swim out of a molasses lake. You certainly gotta love lawyers when they make it simple for the rest of us. Now why didn't we think of that ??? =;-D In order to enforce a signed agreement between two parties when one of the individuals reneges, refuses, denies and/or renounces, we will need to go to court. Mercy, I am so happy now that none of my children decided to grow up to be Ford van dealers, diamond merchants or veterinarians...... Praise God, I have a couple of lawyers in the family. Jane Kerner ----- Original Message ----- From: ELG440@xxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 5:22 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Breeder's Code In a message dated 8/3/2007 9:01:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, osmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: It is a well known fact that those breed clubs that have adopted a >> strong >> Code for both membership and breeders code have not become "elitists " >> but >> to the contrary, they have seen their breed grow, and thrive and they >> have >> increased their membership with responsible people. Could we have some facts? I don't believe us having a weak breeder's code has caused a decline in entries. I understand the fastest growing breed is labs. What kind of change did they make to their code to cause the popularity of the breed? We have been in the top five of the most popular breeds for years. It has to do with the quality of the dogs, not the popularity of a code, or the people who do or don't sign a code. Make it too restrictive and no one will sign it. Make is short and more people will sign it. Either way, it won't change or modify the ethics of the people doing the breedings. It is time to stop blaming ethics on the rules, and put the blame where is belongs, on the people who are doing the breedings. No contract is going to change that, unless you want to sue them to enforce it. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================