So Kathy how about making a statement and standing up for what you believe in? I don't doubt that many of the board members agonized over this decision. However, if they voted yes solely for the reason that they were afraid of a personal lawsuit, then shame on them. If I were on the board I would have voted no. Let them take material things or what money I have! But I would be damned if I would let some puppy broker, wholesaler, fleamarketing, arrogant, pushy, pig-head scare me into voting him into our club when his money-making living and very existence contradicts every drop of blood, sweat and tear that most of us put into our great breed, our standard, our club and everything related! Jeff Pyle -----Original Message----- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx To: hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 8:07 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: the Hunte membership In a message dated 2/5/2007 6:49:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Peggy..In my opinion..you said it all in a paragraph..for those of you who call..Hunte a wholesaler and not a broker( this is pure semantics)..do as Peggy states contact the Hunte Corp and place your puppies through them,. Christine, nobody said we're happy he's in. Nobody said he's a good man or that his business is palatable in any way, shape or form. The disagreement stems over the application/bylaws, (they need to be amended, that's being worked on), whether the club/board members were adequately protected (I'm on the "not" side, others disagree, but I bet if you put six lawyers in a room you'd get at least four opinions backed by case law, no disrespect to our lawyers, I've run it by two and I wouldn't risk it!), what to do next (I think filing a complaint is useless because I don't think you'll find anything to keep him out, Dania tried), ditto petitions being useless (been there, done that). Boycotting judges or not renewing membership seems IMO dumb too. Finally, I don't give a hoot that other breed club members are shocked, disappointed or whatever. They can learn from "our" mistake and look to their own guidelines. I get it. Shelter stories are emotional, disposing of puppy stories are dramatic, but none of that moves us closer to the goal of amending the bylaws and finding a solution. Kathy member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================