While I dislike Hunte and all he stands for, and am glad not to have him as a member of the GSDCA, I do still have a lot of respect for Gary. He has worked many years for the GSD in specialty clubs and the parent club and is man of integrity. I was able to meet and talk to him the two times the Board met in Utah, and was impressed by his love for the breed and his willingness to share his time and knowledge on our behalf. We elect our Board members to study the issues and vote according to what they believe is in the best interest of our breed and PC. Gary didn't cast his vote to "support Hunte", but because he felt it was in the best interest of the GSDCA. I don't remember his specific reasons, but I recall that some of the Board members felt that our bylaws didn't leave them room to exclude Hunte without leaving our club open to a lawsuit that could seriously deplete our finances - even if the outcome was eventually successful. As Gary's bio states, he has been actively involved in many programs and clubs that have been great for our breed, and to rule him out because of one past situtation that you didn't agree with is a waste. Janice Buchanan Wasatch-Gold German Shepherds, UT http://wasatchgold.brinkster.net/ On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Werner Sommers <wernersommers@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I was very proud of Gary and his strength in the Hunte fiasco, and so happy > when he decided to run for the board this time. > > Gary has much to over just read his Bio. > > To a man strength comes from within, and it sure does not hurt to have a > very > good Woman by your side. > > Werner > http://imagegermanshepherds.com/ > BISS Am/Can CH. Scher-Lo's Mr Karizma HIC.OFA h&e > Am.CH. Hadori's Samantha OFA h&e > B.O.F CH. Pointed, Lorien's Play By Play OFA h&e > > > -- > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================