Personally, I don't see anything wrong with Associate members of our regional clubs. I have been a member in good standing of the GSDCA since 80 or 81--can't remember. Last year I e-mailed a club, which will remain namelss about joining. I was told that I would have to come to meetings. Well, I just can't--most of the time. We live at least 2 hours from a couple of these clubs in the NY-NJ area. I WOULD LOVE TO BE AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE CLUB IN ATLANTA!! Penny in NY ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================