I just read the most unbelievable post, said the GSDCA Board was against working dogs. At the last GSDCA Board meeting the Board voted 100% to approve the WDS Committee and totally support it. 100% is ALL of us, no one said no they didn't want to support working dogs. And, the GSDCA Regional Club Challenge had participants this earned that earned ALL of their points from performance, no points were earned in conformation. Another club entered is the GSD Training Club from Chicago. I am thrilled that we are now seeing clubs enter the Challenge who do Performance, Therapy work, Public Education and other promotional projects instead of just conformation. It is my goal for 2006 to have a couple of GSDCA-WDA Clubs enter the Challenge. In answer to the post about the Board being against working dogs, you are totally wrong, we actively embrace ALL aspects of the German Shepherd Dog and support ALL Venues. And once again that is 100% of the GSDCA Board. Lew ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================