Helen, As usual, you gave a clear and concise explanation. I also feel that, along with what the P&P and Bylaws state, PERCEPTION is equally important. Donna in NC On Apr 28, 2011, at 7:33 AM, VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx wrote: > Bill Burgraaff -- I just had another phone call asking me the same > question you did. Question-"-Is there any rule that prevents the > GSDCA President > from exhibiting a dog they bred/own at our National. So I'll post > my answer > to you, and everyone . Number one --I don't believe there is > anything in > the P&P or By Laws regarding this question. Number two--. I do > know that it > just ISN"T DONE, and never has been. We've had many Presidents > who had > top dogs,and were active exhibitors, Bill Collins,Harry > Schneider,Harold > Sands,Bob Reuter. And I know the four years I was President ,I > suspended ANY > breeding or exhibiting. The job that the GSDCA President has to do > is a big > one, and there is no time, frankly, for personal things like > breeding and > exhibiting And at the National, you are the head person that > answers all > questions. And believe me,you are busy constantly with taking > photos ,of all > conformation and performance wins. So the answer is No the GSDCA > President doesn't exhibit dogs at our National, Helen Miller Fisher ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================