Well put questions Molly, thank you. You know what I am hopeful for????? There have been three uproars/issues that I can recall in the not too distant past where the members raised a stink and the board reversed their decisions: the frequency of the publication of the Review, the reversal of the Futurity litter nomination fee and the white debacle that took place during the last minutes of the Philly board meeting. I'm hoping voting to change the rules to allow a dog w/ a DQ to receive top honors at our nation is the next bad decision to be reversed. And quickly. Now, as I've said all along, for me, it's not a "white" thing but a "DQ" thing. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) In a message dated 2/9/2012 2:24:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx writes: Then I have to ask a few questions 1. Do you agree the GSDCA is the appointed body to maintain and protect the breed standard? 2. Is the elected board charged with maintaining the purpose of the club? 3. If yes to the first 2 questions, how can you justify a vote that clearly does not put the breed standard first? If there is something I am missing in this equation then please explain the reasoning. And for those of you on the list, I will say every time I have written to the board Gary has always responded along with a few others. There are many that never response to requests. Thanks Gary. Molly In a message dated 2/9/2012 12:50:20 P.M. Central Standard Time, pagairs@xxxxxxx writes: As did the majority of the Board, I voted in favor of the motion. Gary ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================