This post brings up a really good analogy about the justifying the standard to the SV. I remember how heated the debate was and how mad people were. Actually, I was at one of the board meetings where it was discussed. The way the GSDCA folks felt about that and the SV telling us we had to justify our GSDs and threatening to kick us out is EXACTLY how the white GSD folks feel now. Donna Msg: #1 in digest From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 07:37:51 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: A response... That's not how I remember it at all. I remember "our" people bending over backwards to illustrate just how very similar the standards were (they are!) and quite a bit of education/explaining the process of having to change our standard. Isn't there another US organization that would just love to take our spot and represent US GSDs on the world stage? Just saying..... Donna Beadle ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================