Very good idea. My AB club and the local AB obedience club do this at the Home and Garden Show that is held each year in the Superdome here in New Orleans. That is to promote the owning of pure bred dogs. Many our members volunteer with the local animal shelter and mall events to promote adoption of animals that would otherwise be put down. Our obedience club will teach dogs basic obedience so that they are more attractive to someone looking to adopt. We do a lot in our community to promote ownership of dogs. With the club stuff I always I say I am an unpaid employee of the AKC :-) Lee Brown In a message dated 10/26/2014 6:53:51 P.M. Central Daylight Time, stormy435@xxxxxxxxx writes: I just got a good suggestion, and Iâm going to see if I can suggest it to one of the organizations. We can see if there is a community event that has nothing much to do with dogs, but would welcome a dog group joining in. Like our AV Poppy Festival, or a Community Walk for (whatever). I think it would be great to bring attention to dogs that arenât asking to be rehomed; dogs that are a part of the community and not taking from it. Storm On Oct 26, 2014, at 4:45 PM, Michelle Mayfield <jovongsd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Our club The GSDC of GREATER EUGENE INC holds out annual match, a few > educational programs and a CGC and meet the breeds each year! This year we > also held a TC co hosted with the GSDC of Oregon and was a success!! I am > the event coordinator for our club and I love to hold these events! The > more PR for breed and education the better IMO! > -- > Michelle Mayfield > Jovon's Shepherds > www.jovongsd.com > > > ===========================================================================> POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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. 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