In a message dated 1/11/2006 12:08:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, inquestgsd@xxxxxxx writes: The amount of private email I have from other club members who are struggling leds me to believe we are all in trouble. No, we aren't "all" in trouble. Thankfully, I am a member of a diverse and enthusiastic group of people celebrating all aspects of the GSD. Just how enthusiast? Take a look at our 2006 Schedule: Saturday April 8, AB Rally (limited to 300 entries) Sunday April 9, AB OB and GSD Specialty August 26, AB TC and CGC August 27, GSD match September 23-24 AB Agility (huge!) Saturday October 7, AB Rally and AB OB (should be huge!) Sunday October 8, GSD Specialty & OB Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of every month excluding June & July. Board meetings are the 1st Tuesday, year round. The ticket IMO is being INCLUSIVE. When clubs are catering only to one part of the GSD community, seem "click-ish" or give the appearance of existing solely to sell puppies and promote the breeding of a select few, interest will wane, membership will dwindle and you won't have enough worker bees to help w/ all of the above. JMHO Kathy three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehi llgsds/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================