Totally agree Anne. Or if people joined under mysterious and dark circumstances and then did not breed? Bwahaha! I can certainly understand why the White GSD breeders are in clubs where they are WANTED. I felt much the same in the late 70s and early 80s. I owned and bred only solid blacks (as did my mentor Ellen Heintz) and we met with much hate and exclusion. Kind of makes you want to go where you're wanted, doesn't it? And now it's paranoia about who joins? Ye gads!! Don't let the people with White GSDs in, they'll take over! Never mind that there is the same DNA in whites, blacks, sables and all those other colors. Don't let the people who don't breed in, they will contribute nothing. Don't let the newbies in, they're ignorant. Don't let the people who are objective in, they might take over too. Who is left? The old guard, who can kiss each other's ass and be smug and happy because finally, at long last, they have what they want. Totalitarianism. Orwell was right. Penny in NC Plum My Guardian The Farm Dog Forever If only breeders can join, how do you mentor newbies who are just starting out with new dogs? This GSDCA would get smaller in a hurry. Anne, GA ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================