The board of the National Club cannot thing of everything. But we could encourage local clubs to invite the National club to participate in local events. In 2012 The GSDC San Antonio held a show & Futurity during Fiesta. We invited Kris Fasano to judge the Amateur Futurity. Frank came as a representative of the GSDCA and we had a tour of Lackland AFB and Frank presented a plaque of appreciation from both clubs for the work the base was doing in re-homing retired military dogs and for the $3,000,000 Working Hospital recently opened at Lackland. We invited all the dog handlers to our show and had a hospitality for them. We have more plans for good press in the future. We wish the local clubs would include the National club into local plans. Carol Moore If each regional club tried to think of such things to do, we could get great press. In a message dated 12/31/2013 5:04:50 P.M. Central Standard Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: We need a more visible presence for the GSDCA. We should have been involved, if in no other way than our name. I would urge our club to find a way to sort out these opportunities to promote our breed and our club. Evan In a message dated 12/31/2013 1:54:42 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, dmrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Kristi and John Schiller and their daughter, Sinclair, will ride the float along with K9s4COPS mascot Johnny Cash (the pooch serves as the Schillers' personal protection dog). Joining them will be K9s executive director Liz Lara-Carreno, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Deputy_ Ted Dahlin _ (http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Officer-mourns-loss-of-K9-p artner -1739515.php) and K9 Daisy and Harris County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Mike Thomas with K9 Tamara. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================