My last word before I put this topic to bed, for a few months anyway..... For me, when the board votes against the well being of dogs and secondly the membership, I have a duty as membership to express outrage and frustration at bad policy and decision making. Not to kill a dead horse (which Hunte would probably buy and sell), but there was no reason under the stars above to let this guy into our club. Yet, he's here. The board is our voice and they let us down. Jim and I wrote, and MANY others of you, that we will quit if the situation was not rectified. A board member contacted us personally upon reading of our e'mail and said they will be rectifying the situation. With that action, we will wait the few months promised to make the change. I trust this person and believe him. However, if this isn't resolved and Hunte continues to be a member of our club, we choose not to stand side-by-side with someone who does what Hunte does. That doesn't mean we love the breed any less, that we are not fighters, that we won't continue to breed, show and love our dogs and our friends. It doesn't mean we don't support the club. It just means we are taking a stand against being associated with someone like Hunte. We don't want to be in a club with a slimy guy like that. That's it, very simple. He's a disgrace to animal lovers and what this club stands for. As the board didn't do right by dogs or the membership, we therefore had no recourse with them except to threaten to weaken the membership. This has worked along with threats from all the rest of you who have done the same thing as well as all the other pressure exerted on the board. We do support the club and will give them some time. Hopefully, they can make the necessary changes, everyone saves face and we all have been heard. We fight where we can make an impact, and if we lose, then having this guy in our 'dog family' is just not acceptable to us. I believe in the club and I believe the board will make the changes soon. Go to work Board..... Edie Hall Hallmark German Shepherds - updated Jan 2007 Top American And German Lines http:/www.gsdhallmark.homestead.com/index.html ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================