In a message dated 1/26/2007 9:21:36 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, inflight2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I hope you're not suggesting that we leave the membership application without endorsements. Did you read that anywhere in my post?? Please don't read things into it that are not there. All I am saying is we need to work on increasing our membership, esp younger people, because, look around the ring sometime, we as a group are getting very old. It is not a family sport, it is a sport of membership in this country. There are very few families involved , certainly not on the level or in the numbers we need. We need to make it more inclusive for ALL AGES, more fun, and far more accessible . The SV learned this decades ago...it is now the largest breed club in the world. We pale badly by comparison. Kathy _Victory German Shepherds_ (http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/index.htm) ~ WEBSITE UPDATED: DEC 14, 2006 Home of CH. ELVASTON'S NATIONS CUP, TC, OFA H/E DNA'D "NITRO" 26 BISS/ BESTS OF BREED TO DATE 2006 PACIFIC COAST VICTOR ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================