I think your club needs to look into ammending your by-laws .................what if you have members that don't breed at all but have pets, but are interested in joining the club and helping our breed and becoming a good working member (which we all desperately need) ? Well they don't even breed so why sign a breeders code.............it doesn't make much sense to make it a stipulation. How else can you entice people into showing or performance events or breeding according to the AKC standard ? If you turn them away you have turned down a chance to have a good working member and someone who may get interested in exhibiting (conformation or performance). You are right it's a Performance club too and AKC allows them to compete in performance events and also be AKC registered. Just my opinion, Amy Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <VSabiaB@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 7:56 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Speaking of the WHITE GS, Question! > While the topic of White GS is being discussed, I have a question to the > list. > If you have a person wanting to join your Regional club and you know they > have white GS and are involved in Obedience and have bred a litter of > white GS. > If they join the club they have to sign the clubs "Breeders code" (which > states > whites are a disqualification) would you vote them in to be a member? > My own opinion I feel they should be allowed to join the club, this club > is a > PERFORMANCE club not just a CONFORMATION club. > Your thoughts please! > Thanks! > > Vicki > Von Charisma German Shepherds > http://members.aol.com/VAbby17801/VCGShepherds.html > It's not HAVING what you want, it's wanting what you HAVE!! > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================