[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: question for candidates
- From: DestinoGS1@xxxxxxx
- To: cherlyngsd@xxxxxxxxx, TISHW@xxxxxxx, Stormy435@xxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:20:29 EDT
Great post. In order to grow, the "specialty club" which means we
specialize in German Shepherd Dogs, all clubs need to recognize every venue
that
our breed participates in. Don't know where you live, but here in Atlanta
you are welcome, no matter what you do. Our club meetings are a mix. We do
AKC obedience, agility, rally, herding, conformation, and yes schutzhund.
The schutzhund working people have "import" show lines and one is doing
it with an American champion. A couple of us have both imports and American
bred. We respect each other, the venues that each participates in, and
each others dogs. No division here. We can also show a newcomer how to
"stand" the import for the German style conformation show. It is all
different, but it all works together.
Mary Gattone,
44 yrs. American conformation ring and two Sch H III dogs.
In a message dated 8/12/2009 9:34:19 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
cherlyngsd@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Stormy,
Your ideas and suggestions are great, however when a club has these people
as members and continues to insult their "German" dogs or "pet quality"
performance dogs or constantly reminding the membership that "we are a
"Breed" club, people are turned off. When a Specialty club's board is
monopolized
by conformation people who really don't give a hoot about the concerns of
the performance people, they will leave. A split board works better! When
you have a Membership Chair that screens calls of potential new members and
finds they have a non conformation type dog and states this club is not for
you, you are heading for destruction. The term "Specialty" as defined by
the AKC means breed specific. Not conformation only. Breed specific means
all types that are registered as that breed, not just the ones that are shown
in the conformation ring. These people, when they are members, want to be
a part of the club, work the events, take pride in their club, but
they also want equal representation from their board, they want to have
equal say in what happens within their club and they should! So until this
very old mentality has been buried and a union of all aspects of the breed
becomes welcomed with no prejudice, you will see more and more people going
elsewhere and more Specialty clubs going under. Why are some people like
this? I can't answer for them, however I do know that when someone feels
threatened or paranoid and not comfortable in their own skin, they will try to
control by any means and that controlling is the road to a dead end. Are all
clubs like this? No. But I think there are way too many that are or there
are too many people that express these things, be it ring side or even on
the list. If you don't have something positive to say, then don't say
anything. Are people entitled to their opinions? Yes, but not at the expense
of
others if they want things to work out as a whole. This is just my
opinion from what I have seen and heard.
Lyn Chernak ~ CherLyn Shepherds ~ Three Generations ~ GSDCA 13 Club ~
Membership CherLyn's Dixie, BH, CDX, RAE, TC, HIC, CGC
--- On Mon, 8/10/09, Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: question for candidates
To: TISHW@xxxxxxx
Cc: dan-ann@xxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, August 10, 2009, 8:00 PM
More than friendly and fun, is the real need to be innovative with new
programs. We just had a few listers talk about the many talents the
GSD has... yet MOST of the regional clubs stick with conformation,
and conformation only. If there was true encouragement to the rally,
agility, obedience, herding aficionados, maybe even invite a
schutzhund club to have a demonstration, then be friendly and
welcoming to those people. If there is some reason for them to join
the club, they will. But if their main interest is rally, agility,
obedience, herding (or schutzhund) and all they hear/see at the club
meeting is conformation, why would they return? Just a thought.
Stormy
On Aug 10, 2009, at 4:45 PM, TISHW@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Sally,
>
> This is a really tough one because money is not the answer. The
> regional
> clubs are basically the only ones who can help themselves. The PC
> can
> offer suggestions but in the long run the only way the regional
> clubs will
> survive is if they increase their memberships. That has to be done
> on a local
> level. Being friendly to newcomers at shows and having meetings
> which are
> fun and interesting help a lot in getting new people involved.
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