I sent the note below to the GSDCA board this morning. Dania ==================================================================== All, I faxed a letter to Senator Sandoval yesterday. I wrote and mailed letters to Illinois senators: John Sullivan, Arthur Wilhelml, Deanna Demuzio, Gary Forby, Debbie Francesco Halverson Gary Dahl, John O. Jones and David Luechtefeld. I would like to propose that the GSDCA creates a new committee in charge of educating and mobilizing our members with the goal of identifying and combating anti-dog legislation. All of our present committees, from achievement awards to budget and finances will be of no value if we cannot keep our dogs. All the arguments about national show sites will be wasted if we are now allowed to own GSDs. Paul Root has been trying, for years, to wake us to the facts that anti dog legislation was our big enemy. I believe it is time for us to heed this advice. Dania ============================================================================ 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. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================