It does start from the top. I am very pleased to see the new attitude. I love that person with a white shepherd is made to feel welcome. Let's continue with this direction. I loved Barb's answer to if she would get a conformation show dog. She said she would. That is not what people think is going on. We are headed in the right direction. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together In a message dated 5/30/12 8:24:36 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, barbara17236@xxxxxxx writes: I had several people come up and give me great compliments on my boy. One person was Frank Fasano! One cannot say the GSDCA Officers are not doing their part to make people feel welcomed at the shows. I recognized several handlers, from the GSD Review, and went up to them and introduced myself. All seemed very nice. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================