We are almost there. At the vet clinic where I work, we have to give recommendations all the time for people with GSD, Rotties, and Dobbies for the owners to be able to move into rental homes or apartments. An insurance company just forced an owner to get rid of a WONDERFUL Rottie, that lived with 5 children and had a temperament to die for, or they wouldn't renew their policy. My own daughter cannot take one of our GSD to her new apartment, they told her flat out they won't house dangerous dogs. And forget it if you own a Pit Bull. I am finding a lot of Pit Bull owners refered to them as lab mixes. We are in more trouble than many people want to admit. Soon, when we cry out for help there will be no one to help us. It is past due time to wake up and smell the troubles coming. Ileana -----Original Message----- From: almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: ELG440@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 22:47:45 -0400 Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: PAWS, PAUSE, and CONSIDER I don't believe the original question was just referring to PAWS it was referring to breed specific legislation of all sorts.........this is not something new here so what has the board been doing about legislation in the past and who is the committee? Every time you answer Evan you are so politically correct about how great they have been doing as if we shouldn't question. Just because they work hard and are so great doesn't mean they aren't overlooking something very essential to our breed. If we end up being considered a dangerous breed ........noone will be able to pat anyone on the back. We won't exist!! I may have been snide in my comments but the ORIGINAL question was a very important one that should be answered or thought about seriously!!!!!!!!! Especially with a board meeting coming up...........if nothing else it reminds everyone once more how important this is to get a very excellent and high profile committee together to help our breed not become DANGEROUS!! Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 10:30 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] PAWS, PAUSE, and CONSIDER > > > In a message dated 7/23/2005 2:28:05 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > I wonder that too, but their too busy worried about who is going to take > over the PC and limiting the selects to be bothered with such trivial > things > as legislation!!!!!!!!! > > > > These are all important issues. Our club is run by a large committee, > called > the Board. The Board has always worked hard to resolve problems for the > breed, the members or the club. When the board or any member acts without > due > deliberation there is a high risk of a mistake. Everyone can make a > mistake, and > even the board can and does. But, with the high degree of work and > consideration they have always provided to this club, they end up doing > the best they > can. > > Issues of whether or not to support the AKC in a position of national > legislation is one that needs to be considered carefully and with due > discussion > and thought. That is what we expect from our board, and what I am sure > they > will do. > > > We would all love to see instant responses, but that is not how a club > represented by a board should work. I have great faith in this board, > and know > that they will do what they consider is best. Let's let them have the > chance to > do that. We voted in the very best we could in the years past, and they > have > done a great job to date, and will do so in the future. > > Evan > _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) > http://www.asgardgsd.com/ > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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. 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