Not sure about that one, Sally. I feel the "business end" of things needs to be considered here! We've been chatting about "$$$s" etc. on this thread, so let's just DO IT! I really love it ALL and I feel, the dogs do too, but many have never been given a chance to DO IT ALL. We can't blame them if they are nothing but just wonderful family members, and/or competitive kids. The choice is not theirs but the humans involved. Sorry, but I personally LOVE IT ALL! Seriously, Nancy's note about the exciting action in 2013 has gotten me all excited for sure! If I can be of assistance in making this a superb and successful activity for OUR GSDs I am all FOR IT! I know others are as well. I remember the 100 AKC show in Phila. and it was a wonderful tribute years ago. However, this, for the very best dog ever -- needs to be planned in a manner whereby all of the dogs -- from way down in Australia and below to the top of Greenland, if that's the top of the world, not sure, but I know we C AN DO IT! Mergers are something that usually assist both sides, so let's look into our togetherness as we've been sort of that way anyway with WDA & GSDCA --- I also KNOW the CANADIAN FOLKS WOULD ALSO BE EXCITED ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER. REMEMBER THAT ONE ABOUT "Together we can make a difference" -- Perhaps we need to try it. Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: "sally" <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 8:03 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Maybe it is time I doubt that the wda wants to merge into the PC- Think they really would rather be independent. If they wanted to merge all of the wda members would be pc members .Sally www.embroiderybysally.org ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================