In a message dated 5/3/10 4:16:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: if we lose the prestige of the National......the Parent Club loses it's own importance and prestige!! The Parent Club establishes the standard, and sets the breed restrictions. That is and remains the purpose of the GSDCA. It is sanctioned by the AKC to do just that. The rest, the national, the AOE, the Select awards, the Futurities, committee reports, etc. are for the enjoyment of the members. If we didn't hold a National, or a Futurity, if we reduced the board to five people, if we eliminated all the committees and only let our Parent Club protect the breed and set the standard, it would avoid the financial worries, the bickering at our shows, the politics of the futurities, and the rumors about cheating with dye or friendship. I know that is radical thinking, but reality might some day force us to that point. Then all we will have is the dogs, our friendships, and dog shows to enjoy. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================