Anne, Good Morning. The WDA was established to allow Schutzhund or 'Working Dog Sport " exhibitors to participate in their venue. Before it was established there was misconception that somehow there might be liability to the GSDCA and AKC more for this sport than most, lol. Actually I have witnessed more injuries at specialties , than ever , in SchH. So the WDA was put in place as a way to do this, without directly involving the GSDCA. Now the AKC has finally figured out that this is s good and safe venue, and there aren't dogs running amok biting people, LOL. So they have given it their blessing. We are clear to do this now, AS the GSDCA , not by proxy with the WDA. Kathy *"Victory...*Vires et honestas" On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 5:12 AM, Anne Utter <rautt75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Guess I don't understand why it should be a separate part of the GSDCA. > If herding, tracking, etc. are a part of the venues the same as > conformation and performance, why shouldn't schutzhund be? If it is > thought it should be modified in some way, then write up the rules for it > but if AKC is now sanctioning it, go with that as you would herding or any > other event. Not ev ============================================================================ 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. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================