Peggy Yes, I do agree with you about home checks on perspective members; I know I said it would be nice, but not feasible and, yes, in a way it would be insulting. In a perfect world, that would be good to do them but...............!!! When this was discussed "casually" with some of our members a while back, I mentioned that we weren't supposed to police applicants....the club is a dog club; yes it needs rules and regulations but it should be member friendly. And just because someone doesn't keep their dogs the way you keep your dogs doesn't always mean they shouldn't belong to a regional club. It could just be a matter of interpretation....my luck it would be the day when I just cleaned kennels and 5 minutes before the "inspection committee" came, 7 dogs had diahrrea!! Not a pretty picture :-) Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <targa50@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Regional Membership >I also think homechecks for club memberships are insulting and arrogant. >It's one thing to do a homecheck before selling someone a dog, if that's >the only way you can figure out if the person is trustworthy and good and >kind and sweet and nice...but to be a club member? I'd tell you where to >stick your club. > Peggy > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================