In a message dated 6/30/2012 10:56:12 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Me too--I've been a card-carrying member for 31 years. I believe everyone can and does have an opinion. If you are not a member of the GSDCA you still can have an opinion, but it is tempered by the fact that you are not willing to hang in the club in order to help change things that are wrong. Or support the things that are right. It is like complaining about our government, but declining to vote. I will still listen to any opinion as to the breed, the club, the members or the board. Butt, I do admit, if you are not a member of the club, I take that into consideration and give it just a bit less weight than those who pay dues and hang in there. If I were not a member, I would avoid criticizing what is done. I dropped my membership to the WDA, and have never commented since on what they do. I feel I gave that up when I dropped my membership. But that is just my opinion. 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/ ============================================================================