My dear Jane.... For one thing, it shouldn't even enter your mind whether a candidate likes you, or likes your dogs. First of all, who couldn't like you, or at least what you stand for? For another, electing someone to office or a position on the Board doesn't mean you have to enter your dogs when that person judges, IF that person judges. So - vote for the one(s) you truly believe in your heart that will do the best they can for the club, and for the breed....if you remove yourself and your dogs from the thought process, it will be a lot easier. My probably never-even- eligible-to-be-a-saint full-blooded Gypsy grandfather always said "I'll let anybody buy me a beer...but I won't buy a beer for a man I don't respect." Look at it that way...and you won't need your attic companions to make your choices. Your friend Peggy.... in grey and rainy Richmond > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================