In a message dated 9/13/2010 11:47:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx writes: Sounds like they want the GSDCA to continue its relationship to AKC as we both slip quietly into history, leaving them as the sole conqueror of the real GSD world. This is nothing new, They have been competing with us since they started. Bill Collins,as he retired from being GSDCA President,when I became President,had a long meeting with me ,since I would be going to Germany for the Sieger show and WUSV Meeting, to bring me up to date on the fight. Every world club in the WUSV has one vote at that meeting. The GSDCA was the first foreign country to be invited to join the WUSV,thanks to Julius Due,and it was at that WUSV meeting,when I went over, that the situation was put on the agenda and discussed, The SchUSA was also at that meeting ,since they were competing in the World Trials ,which were to be held a few days later. I was the first woman to be allowed to speak at this all-male meeting,but Bill had prepared me well in pleading for the GSDCA-WDA to keep our one vote. The rep from the SchUSA made his pitch.but was told that their club was not the one representing the GSD in the United States ,so at that meeting the one vote-one club rule prevailed. Three days later after the World trials, I was politely informed that the WUSV Board had met and decided to split the United States vote, and each club get 1/2 a vote per club,and to my knowledge that is the way it stands--particularly,since Carmen,when he became President ,separated the WDA from the Parent Club--to be on it's own. The WDA ,since it's beginning --up through my 4 years was just a committee of the GSDCA,and their Board attended our Board meetings,and my Board attended their Board meeting (both held at the same hotel--same weekend) David Landau, the first American to be on the WUSV Board, would be the only one that would know what the status is now. Helen Miller Fisher ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================