Lew is on the WDA board, and I'm told did abstain from voting on whether to throw Ken out of the meeting. I think that was the right thing to do under the circumstances. Evan Writes: I can't help thinking that any club with its'basis on attack work might tend to attrack a more aggressive membership. Before anyone tells me how gentile and controlled the schutzhund dogs are, I would suggest they look at all the advertisements for the working dog sport, and tell me how many don't show the bite work? Accepting this aspect of our sport is new to the AKC. They may have to reconsider it, with the actions nowtaking place. What is going on with the WDA affects all of us who are members of the GSDCA. The WDA is not recognized by the AKC, it is a club thatexists through the GSDCA. What they do reflects on our club, which at this time needs little to drag down its' reputation. We just went through a time of events that caused us a lack of respect from the rest of the dog world. We should think carefully what we would ask our board to do in this situation. I hope they consider it at the upcoming meeting. I would see this as the same as if Lew called a special meeting and Gary didn't like the way it was done, so Gary called one of his own, at his convenience, then voted toremove Lew from the hearing. This would never happen due to the quality of our leadership, (Lew and Gary), but it is what happened at the WDA. Lew and Gary are in the proper position to resolve the situation, and I have faith inthem, with the rest of our board to stand up and be heard. I don't want to become the "point man" on this, and therefore I invite anyone who wants the full story to ask Gary, (who indicated he knows about the charges), or Ken, (who is involved) to answer further questions. I am going to try to stay out of it, and just handle the protection of Mr. Downing. I am preparing litigation against one person on Ken's behalf. I will not sue the club, and Ihope to be able to protect it. Evan _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/[1]) http://www.asgardgsd.com/[2] Where Type Movement and Temperament come together **************************************Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour[3] ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 theShowgsd-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, pleasecontact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx[4]. VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org[5] ============================================================================ --- Links --- 1 http://www.asgardgsd.com/ 2 http://www.asgardgsd.com/ 3 http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour 4 http://email.secureserver.net/pcompose.php?aEmlPart=0&type=replyall&folder=INBOX&uid=18991#Compose 5 http://www.showgsd.org/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================