In a message dated 2/12/2005 11:38:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Shepherds4us@xxxxxxx writes: I thought the purpose of the parent Club was for the betterment of the breed. Shouldn't the goal of the nationals and any show for that matter be for that cause? Todd and Joanie Vigor Well, I suppose if the Parent Club can't support itself, that (betterment of the breed) won't be an issue; hence the profitability of its functions is something to be considered. Evan, PLEASE (sobbing!), what is the NEXT subject?????? Everything that could possibly be said about location, airlines, travel with dogs, Deb's (inefficient?) system for previewing sites, dropping entries, profitability even high altitude has been said at least a few dozen times! Can we argue about hips? Please???? I thought the article/link Julie D. sent had merit.... Kathy visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================