There are some very well spoken and KIND people out there, you are one more. If we nice people stick together and we make a point of being nice to newbies and nice to those enquiring, the people in this breed could get nicer all around! Thank you Connie for saying what needs to be said in another way. sheila karekedi <karekedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I have been giving some thought to the theme for this year . " to encourage not discourage " What a great theme, but maybe a good one for next year would be to just "Be Kind" . I am sure that most of you don't know me, but there are many who do. My name used to be Connie Palmer , I have had GSD's since I was 18 years old .In the early 70's I was a member and vice pres. of a Texas GSD club . I really loved all the people and getting together with the dogs , the club meetings and putting on the shows. Unfortunately there is another element to some people in the dog world, that is nasty , back biting, cut throat and rude. Because I felt that there was just to much of this kind of thing . That life dealt enough heartaches without intentionally exposing yourself to such things, while trying to do something you loved .Though I stayed in GSD's, I let my membership expire and declined for years to be a member of the clubs. There are so many kind and good hearted people in the GSD world, but just one bad one stands out more than all the rest . It is a sad fact that there are many club members and potential members that are lost just for the same reasons . Someone once told me that the most powerful word in the world is kindness . Connie Palmer Williams South Park , Colorado ============================================================================ 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ Sheila of GSDC of Greater Miami Member GSDCA Mernydex GSD's Loving Obedience Dog Training __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================