Dave, I agree with you, this is why I will renew, although I will vote hopefully with more knowledge of who I am voting for what they are capable of offering the breed and club, I don't have 56 yrs with this wonderful breed, only 15, but I love them, want to be a part of their continued welfare for the rest of my life. I want to be a part of the solution not the problem, which I believe is due in part to apathy towards the parent club and its ongoing problems. I hope to eventually see equal respect among all breed, specialty and performance dogs. I, like Stormy, love all the venues. I compete mostly all breed because I have friends in other breeds and I love the all breed atmosphere, but when I go to a specialty, it takes my breath away to see so many GSDs, at performance events again I am awed by the amazing talent, intelligence,strength, agility this breed commands. I agree and disagree with a lot on this list, but I have learned much, disregarded much, been insulted, been told to hang in there, yet I like this list because everyone on this list loves German Shepherds. Thanks Dave, I think your post reflects a GSD attitude and good temperament! Pam Msg: #5 in digest rom: "David Fritsche" <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx> ubject: What are we, chopped liver? ate: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:33:13 -0700 it will be > interesting to see if those that continually complain and hreaten to quit/not renew actually follow through with their promises. diane I will renew... ot because of who is elected and my agreement with them.... ot because of the construct of the board and how it handles the next two ears... ot because of what conflict develops or doesn't on the lists... ut because I have 56 years invested in this great breed and I want to be ble to be a part of their continued welfare and to influence the outcome f whatever happens to this breed over the rest of my years. ave ----------------------------- ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================