Does anyone know why the GSDCA Board has/is deliberately prohibiting the GSDCA membership from voting on the issue of "not objecting" to the white coated dogs to be established in the AKC FSS program as a separate breed? How can 19 people prevent thousands of GSDCA members from voicing their opinion on such an important matter? Why is this item not on the upcoming ballot? I would really appreciate an answer from a board member. The proposed standard change does not address this and this is an entirely separate issue. As of now the holdup to the white dogs entering into the FSS is a letter from the GSDCA to the AKC stating they do not object to establishing the White Shepherd as a new breed in the FSS. Did you know there are NO provisions in the by-laws to require the Board to send an item out to a membership vote unless it is an item dealing with the standard or the by-laws? What happens to other very important items that do not fit within these two categories? What does it take to request an emergency Board meeting? Would it not be possible for the board to hold an emergency meeting to add this item to the ballot before they are mailed out in August? If the Board thinks we are intelligent enough to vote on the proposed standard change what is preventing them from allowing us to vote on the other White issue? Thank you, Melanie Fuellgraf ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================