I hate to hear about clubs closing, but it is a fact of life, GSD owners for one reason or another are no longer interested in being "active" members of these clubs....I for one will perhaps never again be an active member of a local club...I was once president of a very well established club in Northern California.....and at the same time I was a member of a second GSDC in the San Francisco Bay area.......I wish my experiences in these clubs were better, but they weren't....so no more local clubs for me.... a few years ago my wife wanted us to join the local Koi Fish club....I told her I'd rather swim with the Koi than to join a club with their owners, and I can't swim....don't need the extra stress and aggravation...Ed ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================