Trust is a two way street......so is faith. I look at how easily Ed Hill came up with a survey and wonder why doesn't the board place a little more trust in the membership, and does a survey when controversial issues come up. The last couple issues are not a matter of trust, they heavily impact our standard, that blue print that we are supposed to be upholding and protecting. Trust the membership, hundreds of people with ideas, experience and knowledge. Listen to the membership. It just might make the job easier. I have to say, again, that the sentiment behind this idea was most likely in the right place. Its the application that falls short. Of course, JMO. * Ileana * Love me, love my dogs. In a message dated 6/21/2012 11:38:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: I think it will be discussed and a decision made. I trust our board, and either way it should be interesting. When an idea is suggested it is always good to consider it. I don't have a strong position either way. Let's let our board consider it, and decide what is best for the breed. I went through this with the OFA class. I thought it was a bad idea, and yet it was voted in, and we did it for a few years. I was proven right, but that may have been the only time. Have faith in the people we elected to run our club. Whatever is decided will not end the breed as we know it today. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================