I am distressed over the tone the List has taken. With all the vitriolic comments being made by so many club members is disturbing. I feel a need to remind all of us that back in the sixties only two very important club members were involved in litigation's. It got so bad between them that AKC saw fit to suspend our club and we lost out on our National Show that year. I feel that what is going on right now with our club could very well bring about the same dire consequences. I strongly advise all of us to take a deep breath and let things cool off for a while and let whatever litigation's going on work themselves out. Let's go back to bragging about our fabulous breed. Along with helpful doggy hints. It's time......We are getting to noisy and the neighbors are going to complain. Tony Amoroso ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharon Allbright<mailto:sharlen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: lewieb@xxxxxxx<mailto:lewieb@xxxxxxx> ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: PAGAIRS@xxxxxxx<mailto:PAGAIRS@xxxxxxx> ; Magic4Sure@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:Magic4Sure@xxxxxxxxx> ; lewieb@xxxxxxx<mailto:lewieb@xxxxxxx> ; CROSSTIMBR@xxxxxxx<mailto:CROSSTIMBR@xxxxxxx> ; helengleasonus@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:helengleasonus@xxxxxxxxx> ; DaniaKarloff@xxxxxxx<mailto:DaniaKarloff@xxxxxxx> ; cbattaglia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cbattaglia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; f.fasano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:f.fasano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; VonNassau@xxxxxxx<mailto:VonNassau@xxxxxxx> ; rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; marhaven@xxxxxxx<mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxx> ; mgolant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mgolant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; hardcastle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:hardcastle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; TishW@xxxxxxx<mailto:TishW@xxxxxxx> ; campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx> ; GreyPines@xxxxxxx<mailto:GreyPines@xxxxxxx> ; GSDChablis@xxxxxxx<mailto:GSDChablis@xxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:39 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: My Turn..... Lew in reply to all your questions you ask in this post I reply, "Look to yourself." We would all be so much better off if you conducted yourself the past two years the way you speak in this post. Sadly many of us know this isn't the way you have conducted yourself or lead the GSDCA. Sharon Allbright ----- Original Message ----- From: <lewieb@xxxxxxx<mailto:lewieb@xxxxxxx>> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:06 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] My Turn..... You all know my feelings for posting to any List, I really do not have the time nor the disk space to answer all the emails and I am leaving for the National on Thursday because, as President, I feel I should attend all the venues.? Besides I really enjoy Tracking, Herding and all the Performance Events and I cannot wait to see the first ever Working Dog Sport Trial at our National.? And oh yes, there will be lots of beautiful animals in Breed followed by a real party at the Victory Dinner. However, there is this HUGE cloud over the upcoming National and I figured it was my turn to post something about all the recent events. My goodness, we are a social dog club of more than 3300 members and yet there are charges being filed by only a few members?? There are posts about lawsuits and who is reading them, who is being sued and all the other nasty things usually lumped together with any suit. And I ask WHY?? Is this really necessary?? Some?of the charges I have seen are not even correct, things being charged as being done by a person when in fact it was done by the Board with a Board vote; and I have not seen any of the alleged lawsuits that?are being discussed.? Are we doing something worthwhile?are we just being nasty?? If you do not like the way the Board or?I have done things then change it in an election (We have one going right now.), don't just file charges (some are not even done correctly) and think you are doing something for the good of the GSDCA. 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