[ SHOWGSD-L ] Focus on the dogs!

  • From: DaniaKarloff@xxxxxxx
  • To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:35:06 EST

_antybo0@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:antybo0@xxxxxxxxxxx)  <antonio  ybarra> writes:
There are lots of problems in the  breed and weâ??ve all had them:

-  Iâ??m a member, and Iâ??m not receiving  my Reviews nor did I receive 
ballots 
to vote.  Iâ??ve e-mailed the editor  and havenâ??t received a response.
-  I purchased tickets for the  Nationals two months in advance for VIP 
seating and a week before the shows  I got a notice that I didnâ??t get the 
tickets because they were sold  out.  Iâ??m still waiting for my refund.
-  Breeders/judges at the  Nationals being disrespectful and unsportsman-like 
to the judges
-   Dogs at the Nationals left in their stalls all day
-  Experienced  enthusiasts on list putting down â??newbiesâ?? rather than 
supporting and  teaching the people who will determine where the breed goes 
in the  future.
-  Less than honest breeders taking advantage of â??newbiesâ??  (everyone was a 
â??newbieâ?? at one point!)
-  Hotel rooms for the 2007  Nationals have already been taken.
-  I live in a city where the GS club  has been appropriated by people who do 
not choose to do anything to promote  the breed.  Now, if anyone in town 
wants to do anything theyâ??ll have to  work twice as hard to remove the 
moribund group already in place and build  an enthusiastic organization.

That being said, I went to the Nationals  and had a blast looking at class 
after class of amazing dogs!  I also  had a chance to see the people who got 
me excited about German  shepherds.  I canâ??t imagine what it would have been 
like to start  without some of these icons of the breed taking me under their 
wings and  showing me what is so special about some of these dogs.  Though 
there  were not rooms to stay at the host hotel with â??in crowdâ?? (whatever 
that  means), we ended up close by in a hotel that was even nicer.  At the  
end of the day, itâ??s the dogs and the experts that share their love of the  
breed that keep me coming back.

So donâ??t give up â??newbiesâ?? and keep  with it to make the club your club.

-Jose 
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Hello Jose (or is it Antonio?)
My name is Dania Karloff and I am the GSDCA Membership Chair.  I was  
surprised (and disappointed) with all the problems you seem to be having.   I 
would 
like to help.    
- When did you stop receiving the GSD Review?  Please send me  (privately) 
your full name and membership number so that I can confirm  membership and do a 
follow up.
- I know we had some problems with ballots mailed to Canada and  Mexico. The 
GSDCA Board is aware of this issue and will try to  find a reasonable fix.
- As you have heard by now, the GSDCA Board has not reserved all  the 
headquarter rooms for the 2007 National.  I am in the GSDCA  Board and I do not 
have 
a room.  Have faith - we do care.
 
Best regards,
 
Dania Karloff
GSDCA Membership Chair
 

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