In a message dated 2/2/2007 9:40:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, pruett@xxxxxxxxx writes: It is my understanding that Jamie has already re-vamped our code of ethics but it wasn't received favorably by (some) members of the board. I may be wrong, but my impression was that some thought it was too restrictive? Sounds like we need something more stringent than the current code if we want to be able to police ourselves and protect our breed and our club. Laurie Pruett ============================================================================ The Board members did not receive Jamie's updated Breeder's Code of Ethics prior to the Board meeting and consequently had no time to review it prior to the discussion taking place. Reports are supposed to be received 2 weeks before the Board meeting so Board members have time to read and consider them. There was not enough time to thoroughly discuss it in the meeting and an ad-hoc committee was appointed to go over some of the wording and come back to the Board. I am currently working on how we can change the membership application and the by-laws to prevent this from happening again. You might check some other parent club web sites for how they handle membership applications and Code of ethics (most seem to combine a code of ethics with a breeder's code). Some of them have very stringent requirements. Tish ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================