Re: ballots. We got ours in a late mail delivery yesterday. Thanks to all who responded. Now having seen them I have to urge fellow listers to vote down the proposed Code of Ethics. Leaving alone Sections c. and d., which are vague and subjective, it is the first part that I strongly oppose. Members are required only to be "familiar with the GSD standard as approved by the GSDCA and the American Kennel Club." Once they are "familiar" with it, I suppose they are then free to ignore it, or portions of it such as the description of desired temperament or the degree of fault to be given to any fault of movement, coming, going or from the side. Or perhaps they can use some other standard to define the ideal proportion of height to length, such as, perhaps, the German standard? Accidental? I don't think so. Steve Barbash ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================