In a message dated 7/13/2007 12:20:49 PM Mountain Daylight Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: > We need to weed out the buyers we > can't trust, establish our own ethics, develop our own morality, and stop > trying to force our ideals on oth SHEEEEESH.....Evan! I hope that statement was made tongue-in-cheek! NO ONE talking about the Breeders Code is trying to force anything on anyone! Did you read the part of my post where it says, "The Breeders Code is only a GUIDELINE?!" There are people in the world that are still signing up for the first time (hopefully, they will continue) and approach this new world with the assumption that some expectation be met to "become" a responsible breeder.....what should we tell them when they ask what is expected? Aw....just do it however you want....? No words about the heavy responsibility?? Not everyone has been around as long as you or I and knows the ropes....do we not have a duty to at least suggest to these new people in the form of a GUIDELINE that it entails alot more than putting two dogs together? If we are not part of the solution, are we not part of the problem? I do not see how this can be construed as "forcing our ideals on someone". I had rather thought of it as "education". Tell me where I'm going wrong, here..... Jamie P.S. I KNOW where I went wrong.....volunteering. And thinking I could make a positive difference. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================