In a message dated 2/8/12 5:52:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, vicki.roye@xxxxxxxxx writes: But the highest approval ratings from a club dedicated to upholding breed standards are quite another. I would agree with Vickie if all we were doing is upholding the breed standards for breeding. If that is the purpose of our club then let's get rid of all those other pesky activities at our national and only uphold the breeding of the German shepherd. That could easily be done with conformation. We wouldn't have to rent sheep, we wouldn't have to have an agility event, we could eliminate obedience since none of them have to do with breeding animals. Boy, passions sure run high on the issue. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================