In a message dated 2/5/07 4:10:04 PM Central Standard Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: > Lew is working on solving what appears to be a problem. Let's give him > and > our board a chance to do so. > excellent advice, evan. granted, this is an emotionally charged issue but being "emotional" will not solve the problem. lew, gary and the rest of the board have a difficult enough task in front of them and i doubt that alot of veiled threats (quitting, boycotting, disbanding, etc) will help them in their endeavor. did you all notice lew's post re the gremlin pup? this man HELPS with rescue - this is not the first time he has come to a shelter dog's aid. when the president of mississippi valley gsd rescue told me she was going to the KC shows last fall i told her to find lew and introduce herself. she did - lew and nicky took her out to dinner and wanted to know how they could help. they didn't have to do that. does this sound like a man whose heart is not in our breed? come on people, give them a chance to make this right or do whatever is necessary to prevent it from ever happening again. so many of you have said you feel "hurt" but what has happened. do you not thinkl some of the less than fair or kind comments made on this list have not hurt others? think about it. diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds "In dog years I'm dead." - Author unknown ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================