In a message dated 8/11/2005 5:53:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lfossland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > What surprises me is that those who do not actively participate in the WDA > with their dogs would like to take a leading role in this club. > What surprises me even more is that the WDA members elect those under these > circumstances, not to mention the knowledge one should have acquired to run > a club such as this. Is that the case? Perhaps. > Hi Lee, Maybe it is because some of us feel the German Shepherd should be able to participate in whatever activity his owner would like him to participate in. Therefore we are willing to work for activities in which we do not actively participate ourselves. :) I can't speak for those who vote for them but it seems they haven't volunteered to do the jobs themselves for some reason. Tish ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================