I am really offended by this. There is NO comparison between Fred Lanting and Andrew Hunte. Fred loves his dogs and treats them very well, better than many on this list. I will NOT pay anyone for using his name. Fred Lanting screwed up and got caught selling a dog at a dog show; I have seen many on this list do the same thing or worse. Fred Lanting has never been anything but a gentleman whenever I have spoken with him or competed against him. When I have shown in the same ring with him he was always a gracious winner and/or loser. He never failed to congratulate me before he left the ring, when I won, and, when he beat me, he always accepted my congratulations with humility and genuine delight. That is a lot more than I can say for many of the people that I have competed against over the past 4 years. When I competed against him in the obedience ring, and got my usual mediocre scores, he never denigrated me for it, just congratulated me and always treated me with respect. I guess we all see things differently, mostly based on our own personal history. I am amazed at how many people were surprised that Paul Root voted to admit Hunte. He was the only person I knew must have voted yes, when the story first broke. The Paul I know is tenaciously, blindly passionate about destroying PETA and their ilk; I would have been disappointed in him (and we do NOT agree on his way of destroying PETA) if he had not gone for the gold, as he perceived it. I don't think Hunte is the answer to Raleef's goals; I believe that others with a strong economic interest in companion animals are: PetsMart, Petco, Merial, Purina, Dodge, etc. The pet industry in America is a multi-BILLION dollar industry. These companies, and their shareholders, do NOT want the Aristas to win any more than we do, probably more. Paula, 232 days and counting ----Original Message Follows---- Msg: #3 in digest From: GSGrandma@xxxxxxx Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:38:03 EST Subject: Re: over kill In a message dated 2/24/2007 3:37:59 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, arelee_1020@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Great Plan! I particularly like you linking Hunte to the other person who I won't name, other than the fact he somehow managed to judge at the national one time! I won't even type his initials. Beryl Eshom Arelee GSD Davis, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "solanagsd" <solanagsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <sally@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Show List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 3:20 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: over kill > Sally I am with you....while HUNTE is NOT what we want , I am sick of > reading and deleting all these posts everyday.....IF all of US put 1/10 > of > the energy to the POSITIVES of our club think of where we could be.... > I propose that as of MARCH 4th ANYONE that mentions HUNTE's name > get the same fine that we get when we mention the other ONE...That might > raise a lot of money for rescue. > > Deborah Gebhard > Solana Shepherds, MI ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 ============================================================================