Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable May I also add the current and new Board will have major decisions to mak= e as regards our place in the World Union. They must take the time to deman= d information in plenty of time to make clear decisions.=0D Joan =0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: ELG440@xxxxxxx=0D Date: 9/7/2009 10:08:29 PM=0D To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=0D Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE=0D =0D In a message dated 9/7/2009 5:07:48 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,=0D shadowland22000@xxxxxxxxx writes:=0D CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE=0D =0D I am concerned that we not elect a board based on past=0D issues, personality conflicts of the past, people of vision and leaders= =0D who=0D can innovate for the future.=0D =0D Here are some of the signs:=0D 1. Entries continue to decline=0D =0D =0D 3. Animal rights legislation continues to create confusion and an=0D anti-breeder sentiment=0D =0D =0D =0D 4. Our society is changing and is increasingly losing touch with our=0D American agricultural roots.=0D =0D =0D 5. The economy is not what is once was and increasingly discretionary=0D spending is dwindling.=0D =0D =0D =2E.=0D 6. A simple look around the ring will tell this story. We are an aging=0D sport.=0D =0D =0D 7. Some European nations are now more than 50% committed to mid-east=0D religions that believe the dog to be unclean.=0D =0D =0D 8. And there are other signs, (add your own observations) that clearly=0D spell out challenges to our club and the sport we have enjoyed.=0D =0D All of that is because of what happened in the past. Rather than ignore= =0D the past, the past actions, the past votes, the past board, we should lo= ok=0D to what got us here and rather than ignore the past, try to learn from i= t.=0D =0D I agree with Dave that we need to look to the future, but what happened i= n=0D the past is how we should judge how we want to move forward. If we want = to=0D change the future, we need to remember what caused us to get to this=0D point.=0D =0D =0D Evan L. Ginsburg=0D Asgard German Shepherds=0D http://www.asgardgsd.com/=0D Where Type Movement and Temperament come together=0D =0D =0D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=0D POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the origi= nal 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.=0D =0D 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 EXPRESSL= Y FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL = BE PROSECUTED.=0D =0D For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx=0D =0D VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org=0D NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/=0D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================