[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: 'Piddly Damn' WDA & other stuff
- From: Ileana <inquestgsd@xxxxxxx>
- To: "marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 13:39:54 -0500
Applause!!
Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 22, 2014, at 1:17 PM, "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> This is why I am often so verbal and frustrated about the Club going
> backwards by wasting time and effort on Long Coat Classes...White dogs coming
> back into the fold... and now Amateur Futurities taking up so much time at
> the National...and still fussing about compensating them
> just for being 'amateur' entries.
> To quote a great recent phrase...who gives a "piddly damn" about all that
> stuff that does NOTHING to move our great Breed FORWARD!!
> If the WDA has a Board that treats members like second class citizens
> by not keeping them informed from the top....WE should be making every effort
> to encourage these people to come under the 'umbrella of the GSDCA, Inc.
> THAT is where the time and efforts from our Parent Club should be spent. We
> need to get our priorities STRAIGHT!!
>
> WHY are we so consumed with a DQ receiving a major Obed. Award at our
> National and adding an extra PUPPY Class.. FOR A FAULT, at our National and
> even lifting a DQ..for no sensible reason, yet, not giving the
> WORKING DOG TITLES AND Competition any consideration??
> I don't get it....
> A WORKING DOG IS A PART OF OUR STANDARD...IT IS NOT A FAULT!! WHY are we
> not doing everything possible to encourage these WDA people to become members
> of the GSDCA, Inc. and offer them something at our National for Awards and
> recognition? The working MEMBERS might be willing to join us and participate
> if we develop a way to recognize them within the GSDCA, Inc.
>
> Just look at what has happened as Herding is now such an important part of
> the Venue in the last 10 years It is BIG AT OUR NATIONAL NOW!! It is now
> common for many of our show dogs..Champions & Grand Victors to earn herding
> titles...because of effort and work to develop Trials at our Nationals.
> WHY oh WHY have we not put the same kind of effort into developing WORKING
> DOG participation along with our National..and actually AWARDING THEIR
> EFFORTS at OUR NATIONAL! (..are we possibly too busy working WITH faults? )
> We need to WOO these people under the GSDCA, Inc. umbrella and just let the
> WDA Org. itself sail off into the sunset with Mr. Yee at the helm.
> As David Fritsche so eloquently stated below...are we going to LEAD...or
> follow or just get out of the way?
>
> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.marhaven.com
>
> On Behalf Of ELG440@xxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 9:17 AM
> Subject: It is time
>
> I am not sure if everyone is aware that Scutzhund U.S.A. declared they would
> no longer accept the score sheets from the WDA. The SV wrote a great letter
> to them telling them if they did not accept the score sheets, then they
> would be removed from the SV. We the GSDCA were the first club in the
>
> United States to be the member club of the SV. Then against their own
> charter, they allowed another club, Sch.U.S.A.
> I know the SV supports the GSDCA. I have no idea where the WDA stands in
> this situation. All I know is the WDA asked each year for donations to
> allow them to enter the world trials, and we, the GSDCA and private
> individuals donated. They never supported the GSDCA in words or actions.
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