Stormy...there are three kinds of people....one group makes things happen, one group watches things happen...and the last group asks "what happened"..FB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stormy Hope" <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> To: "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:18:27 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Without a horse in the race... How many of you who wrote to the board if you either supported or  opposed the upcoming Board decision to have an LongCoat Open Class? The reason I'm asking, is this is what I get a lot of time when asking  for action on a bill or ordinance.... Lots of talk, but when you go to  count the letters or phone calls.... Barely a trickle. I was thrilled  to see the clubs that wrote to the board about APHIS!!  THRILLED! I tend not to act on conformation (or performance) issues as I no  longer breed or show.  But I'm wondering if the regional clubs ever  take a vote to weigh in on what the Board is doing?  Or discuss Board  actions at their club.meetings? There are a lot of grumbling about AKC board decisions, and yet how  many AB clubs totally discuss what position they want their delegate  to take?  Or do they just leave it all up to the Delegates, then  complain about AKC decisions afterwards? Just musing on a not that hot Thursday afternoon. Stormy Hope ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================