On 10/6/06 6:14 PM, Gatlinp@xxxxxxx wrote: > > In a message dated 10/6/2006 2:39:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > Windwalkergsds@xxxxxx writes: > I also like the idea of going back to needing 2 sponsors and maybe going > further.....where those sponsors write at least a short paragraph about the > applicant as an introduction. > > I also think the sponsors need to be from the applicant's area and have > knowledge of the person. Peg > In these days of Internet access, "from the applicant's area" may no longer be as crucial as it once was. There are some cases in which we can have a better idea of someone's attitude towards their dogs based on what they post to an email list over time than we can be knowing them at shows. I can tell sometimes that my experience (as a pet buyer) with breeders over the last 12 years gives me a different perspective on some breeders than does the experience of fellow showers! The discussions of breed clubs a month or so back got me thinking about whether I, the owner of pure pets, should join the GSDCA and the ESAA. I went looking at the membership requirements and found the ESAA requirement that Karen just brought up: 2 members to co-sign an application. I sent a "how does this work for new folks who just have pets?" email in to the SETTERS list, which I rejoined this year after a long absence. A couple people suggested that if I corresponded regularly with SETTERS-L folk who were ESAA members, they might be willing to co-sign. One person even wrote to say that she'd read enough of my posts on SETTERS-L that she would be comfortable co-signing for me. Just more pennies ... Cheers, Leslie -- Leslie M. Hartten web: http://spot.colorado.edu/~hartten CIRES, Univ. of Colorado email: hartten@xxxxxxxxxxxx -- Brittany, "Upland Sweet Baker" (blue belton English Setter bitch, 7/95) Indi, "TerraNorte's Midnight Indigo" (black & tan German Shepherd bitch, 12/04) at the Bridge: Sebago, "Starray's Granite Lake" (GSD, 6/96-10/05) -- Disclaimer: The contents of this message are mine personally and do not necessarily reflect any position of the Government of the United States of America, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the University of Colorado. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================