In a message dated 5/11/2005 5:47:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, wynsum@xxxxxxx writes: If you can get all the perks without paying $66 a year, why join? I think that is an astute question, a question more and more are beginning to examine. But not really the point. The only membership requirement in what I am talking about, a tribute, is that the person has had some involvement in the breed , or has mentored or started someone in that direction. Yes , the other requirement, sadly, is that the submitted individual has passed on..People of non inclusive, or cliquish ideals, think of the GSD "Fancy" as being limited to exhibitors, breeders, etc.....NOT SO. Mom , Dad and their 2.5 kids, with brand new GSD puppy are part of the "Fancy", and so are a multitude of others. I would hate to exclude and would not the parent, friend or mentor responsible for getting a great future handler, breeder, vet, judge , trainer into the breed. I would not be apt to do much exclusion at all........there's already WAY too much of that going on . Kathy ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================