Get all the good dogs out in public. Lew should be running around with a dog when he is not working, sleeping, or at a dog show. If all the local club members take their dogs out and about and show all who can see how great our dogs are, and these good people can be clear about what makes them different from these other breeders who have too many litters a year, and don't love their dogs like we do. Make a spectical of how great we are. I do every chance I get. sheila Cheryl May <cmdogsports@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: In an example of making lemonade from lemons: As you know, GSDs were added to a list of dangerous dogs (actually by the representative from the local all-breed dog club) when Manhattan, Kan., was considering BSL earlier this month. Happily, BSL didn't pass, but two of the city commissioners threatened to revisit the issue if there are any problems. We are hoping to lessen the chances of problems with GSDs by forming a club to offer low-cost training and behavior consults. Two irresponsible GSD breeders are putting 8 or 9 litters on the ground every year. There are LOT of badly-bred GSDs here. The breeders had never heard of the Breeders' Code, or OFA. (Well they have now, but aren't paying attention.) Our Web page is just getting started, so there's lots more to come. But here's what we have so far: http://kansasgsd.angelfire.com/ I'm hoping we can make a positive difference here. - Cheryl May ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================