It bothers me to see people once again saying that they're going to QUIT--in this instance it means posting to The List. Why? You're only hurting yourselves! When the Hunte flap happened, people supposedly ended their memberships to the GSCDA--what did THAT do, except alienate those same (former?) members who purportedly love GSDS! I cannot even count the times that ring comments like these reached my ears after The Kid (black) won points: "WELL! Next time I'm going to bring MY Belgian Sheepdog." If anything, adversity fueled my desire to stay in the ring and fight. Quitting never solves a thing! And now, some people think politics are playing into the reason that List members have been removed. I do not believe this is true--but if I am wrong, I'm sure you'll tell me (VBG.) I have been warned (a few times) of things that I've said that are wrong--I am a nobody--in the big picture, was I going to quit? NO. Now, big names are quitting--if anything, to a small person like me--it seems that the old tool divide and conquer is at work. Please people, stay on The List, retain your memberships to the GSDCA, go to the National. (Judging from the entry under Carmen, MANY of those people/handlers/exhibitors have decided to show under him after all.) GOOD! Penny in NY PS: Sometimes we forget that the GSDCA is a social/dog club, one that we love and are passionate about--quitting? Please NO; from the smallest person to the most influential--it will only leave you alone with what you believe are your principles. Don't quit The List! ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================